Title:  Specialist Quality Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 46719

Job Location: Norfolk, VA

Job Schedule: 5/8:  Employees work 8 hours per day, 5 days a week     

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:

• Representing Quality Assurance as a member of the Corrective Action Board (CAB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), and Material Review Board (MRB).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Possess a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• 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.
• Must be able to apply critical thinking and can proficiently communicate both written and verbally.
• Knowledge of Quality Engineering and Advanced Quality principles (Six Sigma methodology, Root Cause/Corrective Action, DMAIC, Design for Manufacturability).
• Be able to apply concepts and critical thinking along with working with all levels of the organization and production team.

Preferred Additional Skills:

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

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia (Greater D.C. area) is $84,000 - $156,000. 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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