Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Quality Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$73,000 - $136,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Associate, Quality Engineer to provide program Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs throughout the program lifecycle, including design, development, production, test, and supplier support. The position is on-site at the company’s Canoga Park, California facility, with a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off. The role uses engineering expertise to support customer requirement flow-down and ensure hardware and processes comply with specifications and quality requirements. It works with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to address nonconformances, improve processes, manage corrective actions, and support product quality from design through production and testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of prior related quality experience; alternatively, a graduate degree or equivalent with 0–2 years of prior related quality experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 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.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a related field.
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and/or Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB).
APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience.
MDA experience.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to analyze and evaluate situations and develop solutions.
Consistently meets commitments.

Responsibilities

Ensure customer requirements are flowed down and hardware complies with specifications; handle and communicate deviations and nonconformances within the organization and to 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 activity in-house and at suppliers, and support corrective action boards to ensure timely problem closure and recurrence control.
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.
Participate in the Material Review Board, including controlling and segregating nonconforming hardware, preventing inadvertent processing, determining dispositions, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.