Specialist, Quality Engrg

L3Harris•Rochester, NY

3d•$73,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Tactical Communications is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to support its Electrical Components quality team. The role focuses on component selection, sourcing, and qualification, and works cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and product support engineering subject matter experts. The position supports supplier performance and supply-chain quality, helps prevent and resolve material quality issues, and facilitates qualification and production transitions for components. It also supports domestic and global outsourcing activities, new product introduction, and counterfeit-risk mitigation for electronic components. The schedule is 9/80, with employees working 80 hours over nine days in each 14-day period and every other Friday off. Supplier-location travel may be required, domestically and internationally, up to 25%.

Requirements

One of the following education and experience combinations: bachelor's degree and 4 years of prior experience; 2-year post-secondary/AA degree and 8 years of prior experience; graduate degree and 2 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a manufacturing environment focused on electronic components used in PCBA assembly.
Communications (RF) product experience.
Experience with supplier evaluation and qualification.
Experience in statistical process control, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, Measurement System Analysis, Process Capability Studies, Corrective & Preventive Action, and Root Cause Analysis.
Risk analysis experience.
Willingness to travel to supplier locations as required, domestically and internationally (25%).
Experience with quality systems including APQP, PPAP, and supplier audits is desired.

Responsibilities

Provide supplier performance data and improvement suggestions to Electronics Commodity Teams, applying Quality Engineering principles to provide end-to-end supply-chain visibility.
Monitor supplier performance and develop action plans to improve it.
Manage the supply chain to reduce variability, increase reliability and on-time delivery, and provide end-to-end visibility.
Focus on problem prevention, supplier quality control, continuous improvement, data collection and reporting, and Supplier Corrective and Preventative Action for material quality issues.
Facilitate supplier part and process qualification.
Create First Article Acceptance Plans and methods.
Manage material inspection plans and methods for production material.
Engage engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to support smooth transitions of components from concept into mass production for new products.
Support domestic and global outsourcing activities as business dictates.
Assist the New Product Introduction team with identifying and evaluating suppliers.
Perform Bill of Material reviews and develop mitigation plans to reduce the likelihood of quality or delivery issues.
Directly support counterfeit-risk mitigation for electronic components.