Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Canoga Park, CA seeks a Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer to provide program quality engineering support across the lifecycle. The role focuses on ensuring requirement flow-down, defect handling, and supplier quality for defense programs.

The position emphasizes Six Sigma, Lean, and corrective actions with internal teams and suppliers, requiring ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance. Onsite work with comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of related quality experience.
• Graduate degree with 4+ years of related quality experience (or 10 years if no degree).

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer requirements flow-down and hardware complies with specs.
• Lead six sigma and Lean initiatives to reduce risk and costs.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions with internal teams and suppliers.
• Interpret drawings and specs to ensure compliance and support design reviews.
• Participate in Material Review Board and disposition decisions.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring

Problem solving

Reliability

EVM familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Power BI

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: Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 41752

Job Location: Onsite at our Canoga Park, CA facility

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

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer to join our team in Canoga Park, CA. This individual will provide program Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs spanning the lifecycle of the program including design, development, production, test and supplier support.

Essential Functions:

• Utilizes engineering background and expertise to ensure customer requirement flow-down and hardware is compliant to specifications. Handles and communicates deviations/non-conformances at different levels within the organization and at customer level as applicable. Prepares comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports and presentations for both internal and external customers.
• Actively participates in improvement teams to reduce risk through the application of six sigma tools. Applies zero defects quality principles, concepts and methods, including Lean Manufacturing to continuously improve processes, reduce cost and ensure the quality of our products and services.
• Drives corrective and preventative action activity both in-house and at the Supplier, and provides corrective action board support to manage timely and effective problem closure and recurrence control.
• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's requirements. Participates in design reviews to identify and correct inspectability and producibility issues and opportunities early in the product life cycle. Provides a clear and concise flow down of product definition and Quality requirements to Suppliers.
• 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.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance.

Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong mentoring/teaching ability.
• Ability to analyze, evaluate and develop solutions to a variety of situations.
• Must consistently meet commitments.
• Advanced degree in a related field.
• CQE and/or CMQ/OE and/or CSSBB.
• APQP and or Zero Defect Planning Experience.
• EVM familiarity.
• BOE Experience.
• Experienced with the use of Power BI.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the State of California is $96,000 - $178,000. 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.

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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.

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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