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Sr. Associate, Quality Engineer

Orange, Virginia

Job ID 13229
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L3Harris 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 an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title:  Sr Associate, Quality Engineering

Job Code:  13229

Job Location:  Orange, 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:

Rocket Motor Quality Engineers support space and defense propulsion programs, including planning and implementing methods to ensure customer specifications and engineering requirements are effectively met. Under general direction, performs quality engineering assignments requiring a wide application of advanced principles, theories and concepts in the field plus a working knowledge of other related disciplines.

Essential Functions: 

  • 50% - Provides innovative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical challenges, involving the conventional utilization of quality engineering techniques. Conceives and plans projects involving the development of new methods of dimensional inspection objectives. Reviews engineering designs and specifications for translation into inspection verification methods. Develops and applies new and advanced methods to meet new or unusual requirements. Keeps current within area of specialty in support of global production and R & D projects.
  • 20% - Reviews manufacturing process planning to ensure compliance with drawing, specification and contractual requirements. Provides technical guidance to less senior quality engineers, inspection, manufacturing and test personnel.
  • 10% - Develops, implements and reviews corrective action and process improvements by bench marking practices.
  • 10% - Performs failure mode effect analysis of product design disclosure documents and specifications, utilizing inspection analysis tools and six sigma principles.
  • 10% - Determines gage and instrumentation adequacy, gage R & R studies to determine process capabilities, needs and future usage.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior quality engineering experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior quality engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior quality engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
  • Successful candidates should be detail-oriented, experienced in conducting root cause analysis and recommending data-driven corrective actions.
  • CQE or LEAN / Six Sigma certifications strongly desired.
  • Aerospace industry experience with AS9100, ISO9001is preferred.
  • Experience working with and around chemicals and/or explosives is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical assemblies is a plus.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of software.

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.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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.

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