Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer

L3Harris•Camden, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer for its facility in Camden, Arkansas. The role is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of company products in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. It analyzes reported nonconformities and discrepancies involving assembly, processes, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems, as well as field and clinical data; investigates causes; and develops dispositions and recommended corrective action plans. The position leads Material Review Board and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) activities, interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customers, vendors, and subcontractors, conducts program quality cost account management, manages supplier corrective actions, and serves as the primary quality interface to customers and suppliers. The position ensures that program design and process documents incorporate quality requirements and make products inspectable. It reviews manufacturing planning, design engineering implementation, material traceability, quality records, and operator and inspector signoffs; designates inspection and verification needs; and develops and monitors inspection methods. It conducts process audits, executes First Article Inspections under AS9102, supports hardware acceptance reviews through documentation reviews, and develops and maintains Quality Documentation Control Center (QDCC) command media. The role monitors manufacturing schedules and QDCC activities, creates Acceptance Data Packages for hardware selloff, and participates in Material Review Board activities, including control and disposition of nonconforming hardware. It also investigates root causes and develops and implements corrective and preventive actions to support continual improvement. The schedule is 4/10: employees work 10-hour nights, four nights a week. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior relevant Quality Engineering experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related Quality Engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior Quality Engineering-related experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and Power BI.
Experience with solid rocket component fabrication, electromechanical parts assembly, Final Assembly and Check-out, and/or avionics.
Experience with Hardware Acceptance Review processes.
ASQ certification.
Experience implementing cost-effective LEAN inspection and verification methods or Key Characteristics (AS9103).
Chemical or propellant experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement standards, methods, and procedures for product inspection, testing, and evaluation to meet contractual and regulatory requirements.
Analyze reported nonconformities and discrepancies, investigate their causes, develop dispositions, and recommend corrective action plans.
Lead Material Review Board and PFMEA activities.
Interface with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.
Conduct program quality cost account management and manage supplier corrective actions.
Serve as the primary interface to customers and suppliers for quality-related matters.
Ensure program design and process documents incorporate program quality requirements and ensure products are inspectable.
Review manufacturing planning to verify implementation of design engineering requirements, material traceability, quality records, and operator and inspector signoffs; designate inspection and verification needs.
Lead PFMEA efforts to quantify and reduce risk, and participate in improvement teams applying mistake-proofing principles.
Develop, implement, and monitor inspection methods to ensure products meet engineering requirements.
Ensure compliance with quality system requirements and conduct process audits to verify compliance with manufacturing planning, program requirements, and enterprise command media.
Execute First Article Inspections in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
Review documentation in support of hardware acceptance activities.
Develop and maintain Quality Documentation Control Center (QDCC) command media.
Monitor manufacturing schedules and QDCC activities in support of hardware acceptance review requirements.
Create Acceptance Data Packages in support of hardware selloff.
Participate in Material Review Board activities, including segregating and controlling nonconforming hardware, determining dispositions, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.
Investigate and determine root causes of problems and develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Provide practical solutions to technical problems using quality engineering disciplines and tools.