Title:  Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Title: Sr. Specialist Quality Engineer

Job Code: QEP4
Job Location: Anaheim CA, moving to Yorba Linda, California in Oct. 2025
Schedule: 4/10

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a talented Quality Engineer to serve as a technical problem-solving expert, developing techniques, tools, and procedures to address quality issues in a facility focused on Design and Development. This role will act as a coach and expert for Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) teams and will be a key resource for continuous improvement efforts.

The successful candidate will identify and deploy Lean Sigma strategies, roadmaps, and projects within a fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume D&D environment. They will drive significant improvements in processes, systems, and products to achieve business financial and operational goals. Strong interpersonal skills, change management experience, and a hands-on approach are essential for leading and facilitating improvement projects and events across all organizational levels.

Essential Functions:

• Quality System Development: Develop, implement, and maintain command media that aligns with AS9100D, NADCAP, and ISO17025 requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality system requirements into business processes.
• Audit Management: Manage the internal audit schedule, ensuring timely and compliant audits.
• Improvement Projects: Plan, assist, and/or conduct various Lean Sigma, APQP, and Kaizen events across the organization's value streams to drive positive improvements and results.
• RCCA Expertise: Act as the RCCA Subject Matter Expert (SME) at the site, coaching teams working on Corrective Action Requests (CARs) or other quality issues.
• Problem Solving: Provide thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems using statistical, problem-solving, and change management techniques.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 11 years of related experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years utilizing formal problem-solving techniques in electro-mechanical/aerospace projects.
• Command Media Development: Minimum of 3 years developing command media (e.g., SOPs, processes, procedures).
• Certification: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Technical Training: Extensive experience in developing and delivering technical training.
• Data Analysis: Extensive experience in data analysis.
• Standards Familiarity: Working familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, J-STD Workmanship, ANSI J-Standards (Class 3), and IPC Workmanship Standards (Class 3).
• Technical Writing: Experience in technical writing.
• Quality Planning: Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and/or Zero Defect Planning.

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 $94,000-$175,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $85,500-$153,000. 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.