Senior Specialist Quality Engineer 1

L3Harris Technologies; Yorba Linda (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Yorba Linda, CA, seeks a Senior Specialist in Supplier/Program Quality Engineering to drive APQP, DFM, and CAPA across electro-mechanical assemblies and outsourced production.

You will lead data-driven quality improvements, develop inspection plans, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Engineering to ensure top-quality deliveries from the supplier base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 6+ years of Quality Engineering experience.
• Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of Quality Engineering experience.
• 10 years of Quality Engineering, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Drawing Interpretation: 6 years or more experience in reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings of complex nature.
• Problem-Solving Tools: 6 years or more experience with problem-solving tools such as 8D, APQP, Value Stream Mapping, and CAPA.
• Team Collaboration: 6 years or more experience working and communicating effectively in a team environment.
• Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Quality engineering functions for specific phases of projects and programs, developing plans, flow charts, inspection methods, procedures, and standards to ensure requirements are met.
• APQP tools generation and deployment to ensure manufacturability of internally produced designs.
• Support product development reviews within the supply base.
• Coach on quality tools, standards, and practices across functions.
• Lead CAPA investigations and address nonconformances with corrective actions.
• Perform supplier quality audits, source inspections, and First Article Inspections with Supply Chain.
• Interpret and flow down customer quality requirements via PQR to programs and engineering.
• Interface with customers to discuss and negotiate quality requirements.
• Implement and analyze metrics to drive process improvement and early nonconformance prevention.
• Cost account management for quality elements of the program work breakdown structure.
• Apply risk management principles as part of the quality engineering work scope.
• Review engineering/manufacturing data to ensure products meet customer requirements.
• Lead teams on CAPA and act as Quality SME on programs.

Skills

Quality Engineering

APQP

CAPA

DFM

Jira

AS9100

ISO9001

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Graduate degree in Engineering

10 years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Jira

TipQA

Job description

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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Supplier/Program Quality Engineering

Job Number: 40582

Job Location: Yorba Linda, California

Job Schedule: 4/10

Job Description

As a Senior Specialist in Quality Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in the Design & Development phases of electro-mechanical assemblies (primarily Radio Frequency (RF) Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA’s)), and the transition to outsourced production, ensuring successful implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) tasks. Your contributions will be essential to the success of our team, extended program team, and the business.

In this role, you will engage in data-driven improvement and sustainment initiatives by designing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising quality assurance procedures, statistical sampling techniques, quality plans, inspection and testing techniques, and specifications. You will work independently and collaboratively to provide thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of electrical, software, and technical challenges.

Successful candidates will have experience utilizing APQP techniques along with various other quality engineering tools. You will drive impactful improvements in supplier performance/development, lead the issuance of Supplier Corrective Actions, and support supplier root cause investigations to identify effective corrective actions that address material and service defects, non-conformances, and compliance gaps. Your role will involve close interaction with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Engineering personnel to ensure high-quality deliveries from our supply base.

Essential Functions

• Quality Engineering Functions: Perform quality engineering functions for specific phases of projects and programs, developing plans, flow charts, inspection methods, procedures, and standards to ensure all products, data, or services meet specified quality requirements.
• APQP Tools: Generate and deploy APQP tools to ensure manufacturability of internally produced designs.
• Product Development Support: Support product development reviews within the supply base.
• Coach on Quality Tools: Train and coach other functions inside the company on the value and utilization of quality tools, standards, and practices.
• Problem Prevention and Correction: Utilize a sense of urgency to act to prevent or correct problems with products and post-delivery defects.
• Supplier Quality Audits: Perform supplier quality audits, source inspections, and First Article Inspections in partnership with Supply Chain Management.
• Customer Quality Requirements: Interpret and flow down customer quality requirements to programs, engineering, manufacturing, and inspection via Program Quality Requirements (PQR).
• Customer Interface: Interface effectively with customers to discuss and negotiate quality requirements and specifications.
• Metrics and Process Improvement: Implement, interpret, and utilize metrics to drive process improvement projects. Analyze metrics and indicators to determine opportunities for improvement, focusing on early detection and prevention of nonconformance.
• Cost Account Management: Effectively work as a cost account manager for the quality engineering elements of the program work breakdown structure.
• Risk Management: Understand and apply risk management principles as an essential part of the quality engineering work scope.
• Engineering and Manufacturing Review: Review engineering and manufacturing information on designs, specifications, and bills of materials to ensure products meet customer requirements.
• CAPA Leadership: Lead teams and perform investigations to drive Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for nonconformance and actively participate in material review. Act as the Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) on program and design teams.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a minimum of 6 years of Quality Engineering experience.
• Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of Quality Engineering experience.
• 10 years of Quality Engineering, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Drawing Interpretation: 6 years or more experience in reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings of complex nature.
• Problem-Solving Tools: 6 years or more experience with problem-solving tools such as 8D, APQP, Value Stream Mapping, and CAPA.
• Team Collaboration: 6 years or more experience working and communicating effectively in a team environment.
• Dynamic Environment: 6 years or more experience working in a dynamic environment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Design & Development: Advanced Product Quality Planning and Design for Manufacturability.
• Industry Experience: Aerospace or Defense Manufacturing experience.
• Quality Standards: Working familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, AS9145, AS9102, J-STD Workmanship, ANSI J-Standards (Class 3), IPC Workmanship Standards (Class 3), Jira, and TipQA quality software.
• Certification: ASQ® Certified Quality Engineer Certificate.

Benefits and Compensation

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is MIN: $96,000.00 - MAX: $178,000.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is Min: $84,000.00 - Max: $156,000.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Equal Opportunity Employment

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. 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.

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