Job ID: 28508

Title: Lead, Quality Engineer - Factory Lead

Location:

Canoga Park, CA, US, 91311

Job Title: Lead, Quality Process Engineer - Factory Lead

Job Code: 28508

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:

Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris, is seeking a a Lead Quality Engineer to join our Space Propulsion and Power Systems (SP&PS) team. This individual will drive quality processes and procedural compliance across the factory floor encompassing multiple product lines, collaborating with quality and operations leadership, and working closely with the Sr. Manager – Product Acceptance.

Essential Functions:

Champion, lead, and support the execution of flow-down strategic initiatives.
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.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior related quality experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related quality experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

- Technical Skills:
  - Familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, or other quality management systems.
  - Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
  - Experienced in investigating technical issues and nonconformance’s to determine root causes and implement effective corrective actions, including familiarity with 8D analysis or similar tools
- Communication Skills:
  - Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skill.
- Self-Starter:
  - Ability to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact with minimal supervision.
- Advanced business knowledge, general management, and leadership capabilities.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing quality assurance programs and systems.
- Relevant experience supporting the production of high-complexity aerospace products.
- Experience interfacing with US government agencies and/or aerospace prime customers.
- CQE and/or CSSBB certification.
- APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience.
- EVM and BOE experience.
- Proficient in MS Office, business analytics software such as Qlik and PowerBI, and tools like Microsoft Visio and Minitab.

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 $114,000 - $212,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $99,000 - $184,000. 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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