Title:  Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 35206

Job Location: Camden, NJ (On-Site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule (Every Other Friday Off)

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

This role serves as the program quality focal point responsible for ensuring product and process compliance, managing nonconformance resolution, driving root cause and corrective action activities, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver high-reliability products to naval and defense customers.

Essential Responsibilities

This position will have responsibilities and perform tasks in the following areas:

• Implement policies, procedures and standards for Quality Management that drive a preventive, zero defect culture and ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Analyze defect data, nonconformance trends, and quality metrics to identify systemic issues and drive data-driven corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continued improvement of the quality system and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce defect trends.
• Present corrective actions, investigation results, and process improvements to internal stakeholders and external customers when required.
• Review, interpret, and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, engineering drawings, customer contract requirements, and product test procedures
• Mentor and train early career professionals within the team on quality processes, systems, and problem-solving tools.
• Lead containment efforts for non-conforming material and support investigation and resolution activities.
• Serve as the Quality Engineering focal point for assigned programs and interface across Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Operations, and Program Management.
• Revise and improve manufacturing work instructions resulting in measurable impact
• Participate in engineering change processes (ECR/ECO) and ensure quality requirements are properly reviewed and implemented.
• Coordinate and review engineering dispositions for non-conforming products to ensure compliance with quality and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate Material Review Board (MRB) activities and coordinate cross-functional participation to ensure timely disposition of non-conforming products.
• Perform internal audits of assigned programs, and support in the preparation for and execution of external audits
• Partner with Engineering to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) test and inspection requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans and processes.
• Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure applicable requirements are flowed down to subcontractors and managed appropriately.
• Generate reports and analyze program quality performance data, and drive actions to improve site key process indicators.
• Self-starter, able to pioneer projects, incorporate management’s vision, and lead positive change.
• Perform other Quality Engineering tasks as required to support Maritime Power Systems, Camden.
• Manage the lifecycle of non-conforming material including investigation coordination, disposition review, and closure within enterprise quality systems (e.g., TipQA, Agile, or equivalent).
• Lead or support root cause investigations and corrective action activities using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, or FMEA.
• Support investigation and resolution of customer escapes, complaints, and internal quality issues.
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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineer experience.
• Experience in operations, and/or quality.
• AS9100/ISO9001 or equivalent quality system and process audit experience required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proven problem-solving experience.   
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Zero Defect Plan (ZDP) practical experience.
• Lean/Six Sigma training (preference is certified green/black belt).
• Understanding of IS09001/AS9100 and related QMS standards
• Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5 Why, 8D, and Fishbone.
• Electrical, electro-optical, and mechanical assembly background.
• IPC/J-Std experience.
• Understanding of Windows environment including standard Microsoft Office tools is required
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $84,000.00 - $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.

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