Title:  Quality Engineer

Job Title:  Manufacturing Quality Engineer (Specialist, Quality Engineering)

Job Code:  30668

Job Location: Norfolk, VA

Schedule: (i.e. 5/40)

Job Description:

L3 Harris is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join its Norfolk, VA location.

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining quality standards, methods, instructions and quality requirements on assigned programs that are primarily in the development phase of the product lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

• Involvement in all aspects of the Product Life Cycle (Concept & Opportunity, Planning, Design & Development, Test & Qualification, and Release to Production). 
• Represent Quality Assurance as a member of the Corrective Action Board (CAB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), and Material Review Board (MRB).
• Governs established business processes and procedures (e.g., Product Development Process) and generate, manage, and track corrective action reports as required.
• Leads and drives Material Review Board (MRB) activities and actions applying a Quality framework.  Coordinates activities between extended cross-functional teams (e.g., Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, etc.) in support of FRB / FRACAS (Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System).
• Serves as focal point for driving root cause corrective actions (RCCA) for quality issues supporting development programs (e.g., hardware and software). Utilizes and implements systematic RCCA and Six Sigma methods, tools, and techniques.

• Part of the review & approval process of test procedures, calibration compliance, release of design drawings (CCB), and test/equipment setup (configuration, alterations or adjustments).
• Supports customer, internal and supplier audits.
• Participates in Test Readiness Reviews. Supports/witnesses’ inspection and ensures compliance of engineering (formal and dry run) verification, acceptance, and qualification tests (e.g., QCI, QCT, FAT, DVT).
• Audits the configurations utilized during integration and test activities (e.g., software, firmware versions, hardware versions, traceability to trouble reports (TRs)) as documented by procedures/program plans.
• Attendance and participation at program gate reviews for approval purposes.
• Can be delegated as customer representative to witness testing as an independent entity.
• Define Quality Standards, Identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements and apply Key Process Indicators (e.g., Goals and quality metrics for products) to be flowed as requirements to program teams.
• Develops Quality Assurance Plans with the participation of cross-functional teams.
• Position requires allocation of varied assignments, projects, challenges and other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with electromechanical assembly and build to print manufacturing.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance from the U.S. Government which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Minimum two years’ experience in a MIL-SPEC, or highly regulated compliance industry.
• Proficient knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, MIL-SPEC and government contract requirements.
• Mechanical engineering experience, examples: Fixtures/tooling/welding/metal working/fab shop/metal shop.
• Knowledge of Quality Engineering and Advanced Quality principles (Six Sigma methodology, Root Cause/Corrective Action, DMAIC, Design for Manufacturability).
• Proficient in understanding of engineering drawings, documentation, including dimensioning, and tolerance per ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Experience working with project management and interfacing with customers.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• J-STD-001 certification
• WHMA/IPC-A-620 certification