Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Quality Engineer

L3Harris•Canoga Park, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Associate, Quality Engineer to provide program Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs throughout their lifecycle, including design, development, production, test, and supplier support. The role is on-site at the company’s Canoga Park, California facility and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off. The engineer ensures customer requirements are flowed down and hardware complies with specifications. The position involves handling and communicating deviations and non-conformances, preparing analyses and customer-facing documentation, applying quality and process-improvement methods, and driving corrective and preventive action. The role also supports design reviews, supplier quality, and Material Review Board activities to control and disposition nonconforming hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related quality experience; or a graduate degree or equivalent with 0–2 years of prior related quality experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related quality experience.
Valid driver’s license. Employees driving on company business must hold a license for the class of vehicle driven and meet company automobile insurability requirements.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to analyze, evaluate, and develop solutions to a variety of situations.
Consistently meet commitments.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a related field.
CQE and/or CSSBB certification.
APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience.
MDA experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure customer requirements are flowed down and hardware complies with specifications.
Handle and communicate deviations and non-conformances within the organization and with customers as applicable.
Prepare analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for internal and external customers.
Participate in improvement teams and apply Six Sigma tools to reduce risk.
Apply zero-defects quality principles and Lean Manufacturing methods to improve processes, reduce costs, and ensure product and service quality.
Drive corrective and preventive action in-house and at suppliers, and support corrective action boards to achieve timely problem closure and prevent recurrence.
Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance.
Participate in design reviews to identify and address inspectability and producibility issues and opportunities early in the product lifecycle.
Flow down product definition and quality requirements to suppliers clearly and concisely.
Participate in Material Review Board activities, including segregating and controlling nonconforming hardware, dispositioning hardware, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.