Supplier Quality Engineer

L3Harris; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A key player in the defense industry in Bristol seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to enhance supplier capabilities and assure product quality. The successful candidate will assess, audit, and work with suppliers to resolve quality issues, using a range of quality control methodologies. The role requires a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering and extensive knowledge of ISO standards, along with a mindset geared towards continuous improvement. This position offers a dynamic environment within a leading organization dedicated to professional growth.

Benefits

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Life Assurance

Flexible health care options

Qualifications

• Experience in product design and manufacture.
• Extensive knowledge of quality control standards.
• Practical application of Lean tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Onboard and develop new suppliers.
• Conduct audits to assess supplier quality.
• Analyze supplier quality issues and trends.

Skills

Supplier sourcing and development

Supplier audits

Quality assurance

Root Cause & Corrective Actions (RCCA)

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical and/or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ISO standards (ISO9001, ISO27001, ISO14001, ISO45001)

APQP

FMEA

Job description

Job Title – Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Location – Bristol

Job ID – 31730

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Bristol is our headquarters for our Maritime UK businesses which provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. We have additional Maritime UK sites across Burgess Hill, Barrow‑In‑Furness and Portchester. Together, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

This role is a quality professional that makes a key contribution to onboarding and developing new suppliers, assessing supplier quality and ensuring products received are defect free. The Supplier Quality Engineer is the liaison between the supply chain management team and suppliers to investigate, analyse and resolve supplier quality issues by conducting audits, defect trend analysis and leading continuous improvement projects to increase the supplier capability to consistently meet Maritime UK requirements.

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Supplier sourcing and development
  • Work with engineering and supply chain to understand requirements and assess the supplier technical capability and roadmap
  • Perform supplier audits for risks and capabilities
• Specify supplier deliverable quality and compliance requirements
  • Ensure there is a specification matrix
  • Align product verification/test between supplier and L3H acceptance, test, commissioning and installation activities
  • Ensure that design to cost is met
  • Ensure product compliance to specification
• Identify issues and analyse trends
  • Monitor Supplier Initiated Non‑Conformances (SINs) and Non‑Conformances (NCs) to identify and resolve trends
  • Ensure quality alignment throughout the supplier organization
  • Drive Root Cause & Corrective Actions (RCCA) from technical Supplier Corrective Action Review (SCARs) and NCs
  • Report trends
  • Create and implement Return to Green plans
• Actively participate in all technical reviews and gates including design reviews, readiness reviews, first article inspections and acceptance events ensuring compliance to specification
• Participate in the Quality Alert and containment process
• Perform onsite supplier assessments
  • Ensure build & test processes are robust and repeatable with no variability
  • Ensure the product can be produced in the most economic, efficient and effective manner
  • Utilise tools and techniques such as FMEA
• Continuous improvement mindset

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical and/or Manufacturing Engineering combined with experience of product design and manufacture
• Extensive knowledge and practical application of ISO standards (ISO9001, ISO27001, ISO14001, ISO45001)
• Application of Quality (APQP, PPAP, FMEA) and Lean tools and techniques

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.