Job Title: Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code : 18891

Job Location: Mason, OH

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is the focal point for both internal and external tactical supplier quality activities in Space & Sensors, Mason, OH.  The Sr. SQE serves as the advocate to the supplier within the business and represents business interests when working with suppliers.  The Senior Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer supports the day-to-day operations and is responsible for tactical and/or technical issue resolution for supply chain related quality issues; both internal and at the customer.   

Essential Functions:

• Implement, interpret, and utilize metrics toward process improvement activities.
• Manage a portfolio of ~40 suppliers (electronics components, wiring, PWBs and CCAs).
• Generate and deploy Green Belt tools to act as indicators of quality of items produced and health of the process. Analyze metrics and indicators to determine opportunities for improvement. Early detection and resolution of nonconformance is a key requirement in this role.
• Audit assigned suppliers in compliance with L3Harris internal policies and procedures.
• Review and approve PPAP, APQP, and FAIR packages from suppliers.
• Understand risk and risk management as an essential part of the supplier quality engineering work scope.
• Utilize sense of urgency to act to prevent or correct problems with products and post-delivery defects.
• Assist in process improvement and process problem solutions on the factory floor.
• Review Engineering and Manufacturing information on new and revised designs, specifications and bills of materials; production, tool and test equipment drawings; production and tool plans; operations and routing sheets: production, storage and shipping methods, and to assure that products meet customers' requirements.
• Provide thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems utilizing electrical engineering abilities.
• Effectively interface and collaborate with Product Quality Engineering with  customer requirements flow-down
• Apply effective interpretation and application of Quality Standards, such as AS9100, IS)-9001, J-Stds, IPC standards, etc.
• Act as an advisor in all phases of statistical quality control and Green Belt techniques.
• Lead teams and perform investigations to drive CAPA for nonconformance, as well as actively participate in material review. Act as the Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) for CCA’s and PWB’s.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in reading and interpreting electrical designs/blueprints of complex nature.
• Experience with problem-solving tools such as 8D, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, and CAPA.
• Experience in working and communicating effectively in a team environment.
• Experience working in a dynamic environment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Experience with auditing suppliers’ QMS.
• This facility requires U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Lean Manufacturing and Green Belt Certification
• Bachelor's Degree
• Aerospace or Defense Manufacturing experience.
• A working familiarity of AS9100, ISO9001, J-STD Workmanship, ANSI J-Standards (Class 3) and IPC Workmanship Standards (Class 3) and TipQA
• ASQ® Certified Quality Engineer Certificate
• Electrical, Mechanical Engineering and Electro-Optical experience