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Job Title: Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer 

Job ID: 37698

Job Location: Los Angeles, California

Job Schedule: 9/80:Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description
We are seeking a Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineer to join and support our Supplier Quality team in the Los Angeles County area. This role is responsible for ensuring supplier quality performance, driving process improvements, and partnering closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure compliance with engineering, manufacturing, and contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with machining suppliers and possess knowledge of machining processes, inspection methods, and supplier quality systems within an aerospace or high‑reliability manufacturing environment.

Essential Functions
• 25% – Visit suppliers to review product and process issues. Interface with internal and external customers (engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, procurement) to ensure requirements are met. Analyze supplier processes and planning to verify compliance with purchase orders, engineering drawings, specifications, and related requirements. Review and approve supplier FAIs in accordance with AS9102.
• 25% – Visit suppliers to perform investigations and root cause analyses to drive process improvements. Be accountable for assigned suppliers’ performance and ensure suppliers maintain a 100% quality rating.
• 15% – Actively contribute to Early Supplier Engagement activities such as Post Award Reviews (PAR), Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, and Control Plan activities.
• 15% – Work with suppliers to resolve issues with purchase order inspection packages. Investigate and report supplier quality history as requested by Quality Engineering or Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) management.
• 10% – Create reporting documents to summarize supplier performance, nonconformance history, impact to the Company’s Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ), and other assigned metrics.
• 5% – Participate in managing the supplier rating/scorecard system and support periodic meetings.
• 5% – Perform periodic source inspections at assigned suppliers.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant quality experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of related quality experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of related quality experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Must meet Company automobile insurability requirements when driving on company business
• Ability to travel onsite to regional suppliers up to 80% of the time

Preferred Qualifications
• Working knowledge of the AS9100 Aerospace Quality Management System Standard
• Working knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements
• Experience in manufacturing and/or inspection environments
• Strong problem‑solving, investigation, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) experience
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) strongly preferred
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Experience with supplier surveillance, supplier development, and source inspection

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $84,000 - $156,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $73,000 - $135,000. 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 health 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.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

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.

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