Lead, Quality Engineer - Factory Lead

Overview

Lead, Quality Engineer - Factory Lead role at L3Harris Technologies. Location: Onsite at Canoga Park, CA facility. Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours; every other Friday off.

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.

Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris, is seeking 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.

Responsibilities

• Champion, lead, and support the execution of flow-down strategic initiatives.
• Utilize engineering background to ensure customer requirement flow-down and hardware compliance to specifications. Handle and communicate deviations/non-conformances at various levels within the organization and with customers as applicable. Prepare comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports and presentations for internal and external customers.
• Participate in improvement teams to reduce risk using six sigma tools. Apply Lean Manufacturing and zero-defects quality principles to continuously improve processes, reduce cost, and ensure product/service quality.
• Drive corrective and preventative action activity in-house and at suppliers; provide Corrective Action Board support for timely and effective problem closure and recurrence control.
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance. Participate in design reviews to identify and correct inspectability and producibility issues early in the product life cycle. Provide clear flow-down of product definition and Quality requirements to suppliers.
• Participate in the Material Review Board, including segregation and control of nonconforming hardware, disposition of nonconforming hardware, and preparation for board meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 9 years of related quality experience; graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of related quality experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Technical Skills: Familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, or other quality management systems; proficient in reading/interpreting engineering drawings and specifications; experience investigating technical issues and nonconformances to determine root causes and implement corrective actions (8D or similar tools).
• Communication Skills: Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-Starter: Ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision; ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines; strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; advanced business knowledge, general management, and leadership capabilities; proven experience developing and implementing quality assurance programs; experience with high-complexity aerospace production; 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, Qlik/PowerBI, Visio, and Minitab.

Salary, Benefits & Compliance

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary ranges are as follows:

• California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C., Denver, NYC areas: $114,000 - $212,000
• Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Vermont: $99,000 - $184,000

Final offer may vary based on experience and location. L3Harris offers health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, PTO, and company-paid holidays. Programs vary by date of hire, schedule type, and collective bargaining agreements.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other protected status. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks where permitted by law.

Please note that many positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance, which may be restricted to U.S. citizens. Conditional offers may be subject to government security investigations and eligibility.

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Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Quality Assurance
• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing