Lead Quality Engineer: Capacity Expansion & Ramp-Up

Jobtome; Bumpass (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead, Quality Engineering – Capacity Expansion Projects to lead quality activities for industrial expansion across the Propulsion Systems sector. You will coordinate across sites to ensure quality, compliance, and readiness for production ramp-ups and transfers.

The ideal candidate has strong quality engineering knowledge, project management skills, and the ability to influence in a fast-paced defense manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 9+ years experience or 7+ with Master’s; or 13+ years without degree.
• Four+ years of experience managing projects in manufacturing or quality environments.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and to obtain U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate quality activities supporting capacity expansion, industrialization, and ramp-up.
• Develop quality plans, readiness criteria, and deliverable tracking across sites and programs.
• Collaborate with PM, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and site Quality teams to integrate quality requirements into expansion and transfer efforts.
• Support process qualification, verification/validation, and production readiness for new or modified lines.
• Facilitate risk assessments (PFMEA) and coordinate mitigation actions.
• Manage quality docs, configuration control, and First Article Inspection.

Skills

Project management

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead, Quality Engineering – Capacity Expansion Projects to lead quality activities for industrial expansion across the Propulsion Systems sector. You will coordinate across sites to ensure quality, compliance, and readiness for production ramp-ups and transfers.

The ideal candidate has strong quality engineering knowledge, project management skills, and the ability to influence in a fast-paced defense manufacturing environment.