Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer

L3Harris•Canoga Park, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer to provide program Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs across the program lifecycle, including design, development, production, testing, and supplier support. The position is onsite 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, with every other Friday off. The role applies engineering expertise to ensure customer requirements are flowed down and hardware complies with specifications. It handles and communicates deviations and nonconformances, prepares analyses and other customer-facing and internal materials, supports risk-reduction and continuous-improvement efforts, and drives corrective and preventive actions. The position also supports supplier quality, design reviews, and the Material Review Board. The employee must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior related quality experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related quality experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior related quality experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong mentoring and teaching ability.
Ability to analyze and evaluate situations and develop solutions.
Consistently meet commitments.
Advanced degree in a related field.
CQE, CMQ/OE, and/or CSSBB certification.
APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience.
EVM familiarity.
BOE experience.
Experience using Power BI.

Responsibilities

Provide Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs through design, development, production, testing, and supplier support.
Apply engineering expertise to ensure customer requirements are flowed down and hardware complies with specifications.
Handle and communicate deviations and nonconformances within the organization and with customers, as applicable.
Prepare analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for internal and external customers.
Participate in improvement teams to reduce risk using Six Sigma tools.
Apply zero-defects quality principles and Lean Manufacturing methods to improve processes, reduce cost, and ensure product and service quality.
Drive corrective and preventive action activities 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 clearly to suppliers.
Participate in the Material Review Board, including controlling and segregating nonconforming hardware, dispositioning hardware, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.