Specialist, Quality Engineer

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Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 38887

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Schedule: Standard full-time schedule M-F (9 hours, AFO Friday)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will develop and implement quality standards, inspection methods, and test procedures that ensure the precision, reliability, and compliance of our products. You will play a key role in supporting production, driving rootcause investigations, and serving as the primary point of contact for customers on qualityrelated matters.

Essential Functions:

• Analyze reported nonconformities involving assembly, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems as well as field and clinical performance data.
• Investigate root causes, determine dispositions, and recommend corrective and preventative actions.
• Lead MRB (Material Review Board) and FRB (Failure Review Board) activities.
• Partner closely with manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customers to ensure product and process requirements are consistently met.
• Manage internal and external corrective actions and support overall program quality.
• Serve as the main customer interface for quality issues and compliance matters.
• Support method development for inspection, testing, configuration control, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review customer and supplier quality requirements to ensure proper flowdown into purchase and sales orders.
• Collect, analyze, and present quality data to leadership and customers.
• Review ATPs (Acceptance Test Procedures) and ATDRs (Acceptance Test Data Records) and present completed packages to customers.

Required Qualifications (one of the following):

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree , minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance
• Experience with TipQA, SAP, LN, or similar ERP/nonconformance systems
• Aerospace, space, or defense manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of ISO9001/AS9100 standards or auditing practices
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Handson background in electronics, soldering, inspection, and workmanship to standards such as JSTD001 and IPCA610
• Ability to interpret test procedures, use test equipment, support material review functions, and prepare technical reports
• Strong data collection, analysis, and reporting skills
• Experience reviewing ATP/ATDR documentation
• Ability to resolve issues and proactively disposition qualityrelated problems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
• Maintains direct liaison with customers and/or GSI throughout assembly and test and coordinates sequence with Environmental Lab, monitoring test activities.
• Collects, analyzes, and presents data in various forms to Managers, customer representatives, etc.
• Review customer/supplier quality requirements to ensure correct clauses are imposed per Purchase Order/Sale Orders.
• Reviews and develops methods and procedures for in-process inspection, testing, configuration, reliability, and evaluation of standard programs.

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. 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.

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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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