Specialist, Quality Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Camden, Arkansas is seeking a Specialist, Quality Engineer to design, develop and implement standards for inspecting, testing and evaluating product quality in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

The role leads PFMEA, Material Review Board activities, conducts First Article Inspections per AS9102, and collaborates with manufacturing, engineering and suppliers to resolve nonconformances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant Quality Engineering experience; Graduate Degree with minimum 2 years experience; in lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of Quality Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure program quality requirements are included in design and process documents and that products are inspectable.
• Review manufacturing planning to ensure design engineering requirements, material traceability, quality record maintenance and signoffs.
• Lead PFMEA to quantify and reduce risk.
• Participate in improvement teams to reduce risk through mistake-proofing.
• Develop and monitor inspection methods to ensure products meet engineering requirements.
• Ensure compliance with quality system requirements and conduct audits.
• Conduct process audits to verify adherence to planning and requirements.
• Execute First Article Inspection per AS9102.
• Prepare and maintain HAR data and Acceptance Data Packages.
• Participate in Material Review Board activities and manage nonconforming hardware.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions to enable continual improvement.
• Provide practical quality engineering solutions using relevant tools and methods.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Graduate Degree in a related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 45124

Job Location: Camden, AR

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

Job Description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, Quality Engineer to join our growing facility in Camden, Arkansas. This role will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of company products in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Performs analysis on reported nonconformities and discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical systems, field and clinical data. Further investigates the cause for discrepancies and nonconformities to develop disposition and recommends corrective action plans. Leads material review board and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) activities. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Conducts program quality cost account management and manages supplier corrective actions. Serves as the primary interface to customers and supplier for quality related matters.

Essential Functions

• Ensure program design and process documents for area of responsibility include program quality requirements and that products are inspectable.
• Independently reviews manufacturing planning to ensure appropriate design engineering requirements implementation, material traceability maintenance, quality record maintenance and operator and inspector signoffs: Designates inspection/verification needs.
• Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA): Leads effort to quantify and reduce risk using this quality tool.
• Actively participates in improvement teams to reduce risk through the application of mistake proofing principles.
• Inspects method development and implementation: Develops, implements and monitors new or existing inspection methods to ensure products meet stated engineering requirements.
• Ensures compliance with all quality system requirements through a thorough knowledge of documented requirements.
• Independently conduct process audits to ensure processes are following manufacturing planning, program requirements and enterprise level command media.
• First Article Inspection execution per AS9102 requirements.
• Performs documentation reviews in support of hardware acceptance (HAR) activities. Develops and maintains Quality Documentation Control Center QDCC command media. Monitors manufacturing schedules and QDCC activities in support of HAR customer HAR requirements. Creates Acceptance Data Packages - ADP in support of hardware selloff.
• Actively participates in the Material Review Board, including segregation and control of nonconforming hardware to preclude inadvertent processing, disposition nonconforming hardware, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.
• Drives corrective and preventive action to ensure continual improvement: Investigates and determines root causes of problems, develops and implements corrective and preventive actions.
• Provides imaginative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems through the application of quality engineering disciplines and tools.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant Quality Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related Quality Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Quality Engineering related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word software and Power BI.
• Experience with solid rocket component fabrication, electro-mechanical parts assembly and Final Assembly and Check-out and/or Avionics.
• Experience with Hardware Acceptance Review processes.
• ASQ certification.
• Experience implementing cost-effective, LEAN inspection/verification methods or Key Characteristics (ref AS9103).
• Chemical or propellant experience.

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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