Sr. Manager, Quality Management

L3HHCM20•Los Angeles, CA

22h•$139,500 - $259,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Manager of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) to serve as the quality leader for multiple Quality Assurance teams at the Canoga Park, CA site. This site is our center of excellence for liquid in-space propulsion, responsible for engine design, fabrication, assembly, and test. This position is responsible for leading the QM&A Product Acceptance team of approximately nine (9) direct reports, and a total team comprised of about 80 employees. The Q&MA Product Acceptance team ensures delivered products conform to contractual and L3Harris requirements for product quality throughout the production lifecycle. They ensure adherence to and compliance with established quality policies, practices, and government regulations. This includes implementation and leadership of strategies that will directly impact the successful zero-defect, on-time delivery of products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience directly managing a Quality Inspection or Quality Organization in an Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environment.
5+years managing site certification with AS9100, ISO 9001.
Direct experience with fabrication, assembly, test, and inspection processes commonly used to produce aerospace components and sub-assemblies.
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence.
Experience working with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and government contracts.
Experience identifying nonconformance and applying prevention utilizing industry-recognized Root Cause Corrective Analysis tools such, DMAIC, FMEA, 8D, Cause Networks and applying Lean techniques such as Manufacturing Standard Work and Value Stream Mapping.
Demonstrated management and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams in achieving Company and process cost and deliverable goals.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction and support across multiple Quality Assurance teams (Non-Destructive Testing, Precision Measurement, In Process Inspection, Metrology, Assembly Inspection, and Receiving Inspection).
Actively lead by example and support a strong safety culture ensuring employees are protected, engaged, and productive.
Guide teams to resolve technical challenges, ensuring successful tactical execution.
Promote a strong culture of quality focused on the engagement of every employee, with adherence to personal stamp warranty, workmanship fundamentals, and attention to detail in the prevention of defects.
Collaborate with Factory leadership and program management and other functional process teams. Collaborate with Q&MA functional peers at other L3Harris sites.
Develop and implement team & site-wide tactical quality improvement initiatives promoting sound and effective principles as set forth in company procedures, customer requirements and government standards.
Champion, lead, and support the execution of flow-down strategic initiatives.
Measure, monitor, and take action to ensure quality-focused key performance indicator targets are achieved or exceeded.
Report to senior leadership on business performance including action plans to improve business execution and status of strategic initiatives.
Partner with Operations Leadership in maintaining certification and compliance efforts for AS9100 and other required certifications.
Continuously investigate and integrate improved inspection technology in support of engineering design and manufacturing processes.
Execute annual departmental budget and staffing plans.
Identify needed capital investment to support business need (including quality process capacity, capabilities, & technologies.
Represent Quality Leadership as needed in committees or boards that support Company and Union relationships, Safety Initiatives, Quality oversight, etc.
Requires up to 5% business travel within the continental U.S.
Ability to obtain a US LEVEL Security Clearance.