Specialist Quality Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 73,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Hanover, MD is seeking a Specialist Quality Engineer to provide hands-on quality support across production, receiving inspection, testing, and supplier quality activities at the Hanover site.

The role reports as the Quality Lead for manufacturing operations, ensuring adherence to drawings, specifications, and quality processes while supporting program execution and customer deliverables.

Qualifications

• Requires practical knowledge of manufacturing quality principles, inspection methods, and quality systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance, configuration control, effective corrective actions, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements.
• Review test data packages to ensure compliance with procedures, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Verify traceability between hardware configuration, test results, and documentation.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of test anomalies and discrepancies.
• Participate in product acceptance and release activities.
• Support customer inspections, source inspections, witness points, and quality-related program deliverables.
• Assist with customer audits, data package preparation, and quality documentation activities.
• Interface with program teams, customers, and internal stakeholders to resolve quality-related issues.
• Serve as a Quality Lead supporting manufacturing operations through in-process and final inspection activities.
• Provide real-time quality support to production personnel to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and workmanship standards.
• Review inspection results and ensure quality concerns are appropriately identified, documented escalated, and resolved.
• Drive containment activities when product or process issues are identified.

Skills

Quality engineering

Inspection methods

Quality systems

Root cause analysis

Statistical problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree

Tools

SAP

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: Specialist Quality Engineering

Job Code: 46398

Job Location: Hanover, MD

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description: This Quality Engineer is responsible for providing hands‑on manufacturing quality support across production, receiving inspection, testing, supplier quality activities, and program execution in our Hanover MD site. They will serve as the primary Quality Engineering representative supporting assigned programs and customer requirements throughout production and test activities

Essential Functions:

• Ensure product compliance, configuration control, effective corrective actions, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements while supporting production objectives and customer deliverables.
• Review test data packages to ensure compliance with procedures, specifications, and acceptance criteria
• Verify traceability between hardware configuration, test results, and documentation
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of test anomalies and discrepancies
• Participate in product acceptance and release activities
• Support customer inspections, source inspections, witness points, and quality‑related program deliverables
• Assist with customer audits, data package preparation, and quality documentation activities
• Interface with program teams, customers, and internal stakeholders to resolve quality‑related issues
• Serve as a Quality Lead supporting manufacturing operations through in‑process and final inspection activities
• Provide real‑time quality support to production personnel to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and workmanship standards
• Review inspection results and ensure quality concerns are appropriately identified, documented escalated, and resolved
• Drive containment activities when product or process issues are identified

Qualifications:

• Requires practical knowledge of manufacturing quality principles, inspection methods, and quality systems
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of two (2) years of related experience; OR Graduate Degree with zero (0) to two (2) years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of six (6) years of directly related experience
• Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated environment preferred

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems, inspection methodologies, and production support processes
• Working knowledge and application of Quality Tools including Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Analysis, Control Plans, PFMEA, and statistical problem‑solving techniques
• Experience with First Article Inspection (FAI) activities and understanding of AS9102 requirements and associated documentation packages
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and tools including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma principles, Kaizen, defect reduction initiatives, and process improvement techniques
• Experience with nonconformance management, root cause investigations, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification
• Strong understanding of configuration management, traceability requirements, and controlled documentation practices
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP for quality planning, inspection activities, and material control processes
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing documentation, and customer requirements
• Familiarity with auditing techniques and quality management systems including ISO 9001, AS9100, and related regulatory requirements
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment
• Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated environment preferred

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Maryland is $73,000 - $135,000. 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.

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accountsEAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company‑paid holidays

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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.

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