Lead Quality Engineer: Capacity Expansion & Ramp-Up

Jobtome; Hollytree (AL); 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 in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to drive capacity expansion readiness across the Propulsion Systems sector. You will coordinate across programs and sites to ensure expansion, production ramp-up, and manufacturing transitions meet quality, compliance, and customer requirements.

The role interfaces with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and site Quality teams to implement quality plans, readiness criteria, and cross-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience; or 13 years without a degree.
• Master’s degree with 7+ years of related experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and obtain U.S. security clearance.
• Experience managing quality programs in manufacturing or defense domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality activities for capacity expansion and ramp-up.
• Develop quality plans and deliverables tracking across sites.
• Coordinate cross-site quality requirements with teams.
• Support process qualification and production readiness activities.
• Facilitate PFMEA and risk analyses; coordinate mitigations.
• Oversee metrology, calibration, and inspection readiness.
• Manage quality documentation and First Article Inspection.
• Track milestones, risks, and action items.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce defects.
• Ensure AS9100 and customer-specific quality compliance.

Skills

Quality engineering

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Process qualification

PFMEA risk analysis

Quality documentation

AS9100 knowledge

Measurement systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or management

Master’s degree preferred

Security clearance eligibility

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to drive capacity expansion readiness across the Propulsion Systems sector. You will coordinate across programs and sites to ensure expansion, production ramp-up, and manufacturing transitions meet quality, compliance, and customer requirements.

The role interfaces with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and site Quality teams to implement quality plans, readiness criteria, and cross-site