Sr Associate, Quality Engineer

L3Harris•Clifton, NJ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Quality Engineer is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and controlling a Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure delivered products meet corporate and contract standards and specifications. The Quality Engineer protects the customer by ensuring product quality and contract requirements are met, including verifying the quality of product inputs and outputs. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills to work with customers, leadership, engineers, and peers across a variety of engagements. The role provides quality support to software, systems, hardware, and aeronautical engineering programs. It includes continuous improvement, quality audits and assessments, corrective and preventive action, Agile process observation, and witnessing product verification and validation. The position is located in Clifton, New Jersey, with a 9/80 schedule. Occasional night and/or weekend work and occasional weekend on-call duty are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; alternatively, a graduate degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of quality assurance and quality control concepts, tools, and methodologies.
Demonstrated experience with lean methodologies such as 8D, Six Sigma/Lean Green Belt, and Kaizen.
Demonstrated experience in technical writing for reporting or process purposes.
Demonstrated experience engaging internal and/or external customers at various levels.
Agile, SAFe, and Lean Agile process experience.
Experience in the engineering or aviation industry.

Responsibilities

Lead or support continuous improvement activities, including root cause analysis, Zero Defect Plan (ZDP), 8D, 5S, Kaizen, lean methods, and Six Sigma.
Provide quality support to development teams working on software, systems, hardware, and aeronautical engineering programs to facilitate implementation of product and process policies, methods, and operating practices.
Use investigative and problem-solving tools, techniques, and methods to identify corrective and preventive action opportunities and drive continual improvement.
Perform quality audits and assessments to assure compliance with customer, company, and regulatory requirements in support of CMMI, AS9100, and the Quality Management System.
Monitor and report audit findings and determine appropriate corrective and preventive actions with process owners and leadership.
Attend Agile team meetings and observe Agile practices to ensure compliance with defined company processes and industry practices for SAFe, DevOps, and Lean Agile.
Witness product verification and validation procedures for systems, software, and aeronautical engineering according to documented test procedures and criteria.
Maintain frequent contact with internal and external customers at various levels and participate in meetings and activities.
Perform occasional night and/or weekend work and occasional weekend on-call duty as required.