Title:  Senior Associate, Quality Engineering

Job Title: Senior Associate, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 24568

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Description:

Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of company products in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Performs analysis on reported nonconformities and discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical systems, field, and clinical data. Further, investigate the cause for discrepancies and nonconformities to develop disposition and recommend corrective action plans.
• Leads material review board and Failure Review Board activities.
• Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.
• Conducts program quality and manages internal/external corrective actions.
• Serves as the primary interface to customers for quality-related matters.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.  Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Secret US Security Clerance
• TipQA, SAP, LN, or other related ERP or Nonconformance management software.
• Space, aerospace, and military production experience.
• ISO9001/AS9100 Compliance or auditing
• Certified by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Requires a good general background in electronics, inspection, soldering, and workmanship to Military Standard, J-STD-001 and Inspection Standard IPC-A-610, work plans, and assembly practices.
• Knowledge in interpretation, test procedures and equipment, material review function (failure cause identification and corrective action), contract review and interpretation, configuration control and good communication skills, both verbally and in written reports.
• Practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Maintains direct liaison with customers and/or GSI throughout assembly and test and coordinates sequence with Environmental Lab, monitoring test activities.
• Collects, analyzes, and presents data in various forms to Managers, customer representatives, etc.
• Analyzes ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) & ATDR (Acceptance Test Data Record) to present along with a product to the customer as required.
• Conducts investigative work to solve, resolve & proactively disposition quality-related programs.
• Review customer/supplier quality requirements to ensure correct clauses are imposed per Purchase Order/Sale Orders.
• Reviews and develops methods and procedures for in-process inspection, testing, configuration, reliability, and evaluation of standard programs.
• Use PC with standard programs such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $72,000 - $133,500. 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 healthy 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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