Rocket Motor Quality Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Orange (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Geospatial Solutions is seeking a Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer in Orange, VA. The role involves providing innovative solutions within defense propulsion manufacturing, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, and developing process improvements. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and significant experience in Quality Engineering, with strong analytical skills.

Preferred candidates will possess additional qualifications such as Six Sigma certifications and experience in the aerospace industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior Quality Engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Quality Engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical solutions to technical challenges in quality engineering.
• Review manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with standards.
• Develop and implement corrective action and process improvements.

Skills

Quality Engineering experience

Root cause analysis

LEAN / Six Sigma certifications

Detail-oriented

Aerospace industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 39501

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description

We are seeking a Rocket Motor Quality Engineering Specialist to join our team in Culpeper, VA. This position supports Defense propulsion manufacturing programs and is an exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level. Individuals in this role will gain exposure to some very specialized and unique manufacturing processes in the Aerospace industry.

Essential Functions

• 50% - Provide innovative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical challenges, involving the conventional utilization of quality engineering techniques. Conceive and plan projects involving development of new methods of dimensional inspection objectives. Review engineering designs and specifications for translation into inspection verification methods.
• 20% - Review manufacturing process planning to ensure compliance with drawing, specification and contractual requirements. Provide technical guidance to less senior quality engineers, inspection, manufacturing and test personnel.
• 10% - Develop, implement and review corrective action and process improvements by benchmarking practices in other related areas.
• 10% - Perform failure mode effect analysis of product design disclosure documents and specifications, utilizing inspection analysis tools and six sigma principles.
• 10% - Determine gage and instrumentation adequacy. Perform gage R & R studies to determine process capabilities, needs and future usage.
• 90% - Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
• 10% - Travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior Quality Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Quality Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
• Successful candidates should be detail-oriented, experienced in conducting root cause analysis and recommending data-driven corrective actions.
• CQE or LEAN / Six Sigma certifications strongly desired.
• Aerospace industry experience is highly desired.
• Experience working with and around chemicals and/or explosives is desirable.
• Working with electrical and mechanical assemblies is a plus.

L3Harris Technologies is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer.