Quality Engineer Sr. Specialist
Forest, Virginia
Job ID 17790L3Harris 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.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Sr. Spec, Quality Engineer
Job Code: 17790
Job Location: Forest, VA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
The Quality Engineer will contribute to the company’s success by engaging with our stakeholders to prevent and correct quality issues. This role will report directly to the Manager, Quality Engineering.
Essential Functions:
Maintain monthly quality metrics and develop action plans to improve.
Focus on problem prevention, quality control, continuous improvement, data collection and reporting
Facilitate corrective and preventative action related to material quality issues. Lead multifunction teams to find resolution to complex problems.
Manage material inspection plans and methods on incoming production material.
Evaluate and disposition rejected material from suppliers, manufacturing process, and/or customer returns. Manage inventory held in quality hold locations with focus toward timely disposition.
Develop work instructions and train others on how to perform. Determine priority of inspection work and make final judgements when determining conformance.
Facilitate Part/Process qualification.
Work with engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to ensure a smooth transition from concept to prototype to production on materials for new products.
Coordinate calibration program with 3rd party provider.
Travel up to 10%
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt certification.
Experience with Lean tools
Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
Communications (RF) Product experience
Experience with Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Tools including statistical process control, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, Measurement System Analysis, Process Capability Studies.
Experience with Corrective & Preventive Action, and Root Cause Analysis.
Experience with ISO9001:2015, including internal auditing.
Experience with SAP, Agile, Oracle, IPC 610 / 620
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