Job Title: Senior Associate, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 17549

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Description:

The Quality Engineer (QE) is a vital member of the program team, responsible for ensuring the integrity and compliance of hardware and software products throughout their lifecycle. The QE interfaces with various departments, including Program Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Test personnel, to establish and implement effective process controls aimed at risk mitigation and project success.

Essential Functions:

A SWQE's tasks may include, but are not limited to the following (applies to both software and firmware products):

• Interfaces with Quality, Engineering, Management, Customers (including customer representatives like FAA QRO, DCMA, etc.), Suppliers and Subcontractors to ensure contractual requirements are met.
• Review of the contract, statement of work, and subcontracts for understanding of all requirements.
• Implement audit plans to assure compliance to internal requirements and external standards per program requirements (CMMI, AS9100, ISO 9001, AS9115, DO254, etc.)
• Perform cross-functional knowledge transfer at the program level to provide the Quality Assurance expectations for a  Quality product.
• Support the program Quality Engineer to ensure Quality Assurance at the system level as well as support of internal and external company audits.
• Review program plans, deliverables, manuals, release notes, etc. for completeness and compliance.
• Review materials and participate in all milestone reviews to approve requirements, design, test strategies, etc.
• Actively participate in and verify all change management process, Change Control Boards (CCBs), etc.
• Proactively monitor, analyze, report, and participate in the improvement of process and product performance.
• Review metrics, perform trend analysis, and facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action activities to drive reduction in Cost of Poor Quality and drive 0 customer escapes.
• Review code (deliverable and test) and test plans to ensure end item meets customer requirements and is thoroughly tested.
• Utilize defect tracking database for management of product issues and facilitation of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering to certify DevOps (CI/CD) pipelines used in development; Continue to monitor pipeline performance and re-certify when changes are rolled out.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in Quality Assurance within the aerospace, defense, FAA or similar industry.
• Familiarity with ISO9001, AS9100, and associated industry standards.
• Proficiency in data analytics and problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective customer and team interactions.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Knowledge of software and hardware development lifecycles.
• Proficiency in all MS Office Applications.
• Ability to work effectively on a team yet maintain professional Quality independence
• Security Clearance required upon hire:   Clearance Not Required
• Security Clearance required for role:  Clearance Not Required

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement and AS 9100/ISO 9001 and AS9115 quality systems experience.
• Educational background or experience with programming languages C, C++, C#, JAVA, Python or other object-oriented design concepts
• Understanding of software configuration and change management practices
• Experience in Budget Management
• Generate Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and verify applicable Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for Software and Hardware Quality Assurance.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance.  Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.  In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.