Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer - Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Use Six Sigma & Lean concepts for supplier improvement of quality and delivery metrics.
• Provide training for basic quality methodologies to support supplier partnerships.
• Support programs assessing potential new suppliers.
• Implement supplier partnership concepts with focus suppliers.
• Review, analyze and report on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems.
• Perform and evaluate root cause and corrective action to correct product/process deficiencies, ensuring implementation with suppliers and effectiveness of actions.
• Perform elements of Advanced Product Quality Planning (Process Flow Diagrams & Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis, and First Articles).
• Perform Statistical Process Control, Predictive Quality methodologies, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Work proactively with L3Harris suppliers utilizing tools such as APQP and Zero-Defect Planning to mitigate the risk of escapes to L3Harris and L3Harris customers.
• Ability to travel up to 30% percent.
• Ability to work flexible hours on an as need basis.
• Demonstrated knowledge in circuit card assembly and/or printed wiring board design and fabrication.
• Ability to perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using standard RCA tools.
• Ability to obtain US Government clearance.

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.

Preferred Additional Skills

• AS9102 FAI experience
• Working knowledge of PPAP implementation and associated elements
• Experience with Predictive Quality and problem-solving methodologies
• ISO9001/AS9100 and process audit experience
• ZDP Project Management