Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Code: 45747

Job Location: Mason OH

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

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer to join its Sensors Division in Mason OH. This individual will report to the Supplier Quality Manager and provide Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) support for various projects in the Sensor business.

Acting as a central point of communication ensuring that all team members are aligned with project goals timelines and budgets; the Sr. SQE will ensure suppliers deliver components that meet all requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Requires strong knowledge of job area. Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management.
• Experienced in auditing Quality Management Systems at suppliers.
• Travel of up to 40% domestically
• Key Initiative Support Manufacturability assessments of new and/or critical products. Lead from the front and be capable of providing expertise in various manufacturing processes to ensure Design for Manufacturability and Technical Problem-Solving excellence.
• Supplier Manufacturing Support

Leverage direct manufacturing experience to develop suppliers and ensure new and existing suppliers are capable of meeting contract requirements. Support the new supplier selection process providing technical input and expertise.

• Supplier Management Support

Monitor and manage a portfolio of suppliers to continuously improve supplier performance KPIs in Quality and On-Time-Delivery while minimizing Cost of Poor Quality. Review and approve PPAP APQP and FAIR packages from suppliers.

Early detection and resolution of nonconformances.

Apply effective interpretation and application of Quality Standards such as AS9100 ISO-9001 NADCAP J-STD IPC standards etc.

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 5 years experience in reading and interpreting designs/blueprints of complex nature. Understanding applicable quality standards such as AS9100 ISO9001 NADCAP
• 5 years experience with problem-solving tools (8D 5-Why Value Stream Mapping CAPA) and quality tools (APQP PPAP PFMEA Control Plans Gage R&R)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Engineering Degree
• Lean Manufacturing and 6-Sigma/OpEx Green Belt Certification
• ASQ Certifications
• Aerospace or Defense Manufacturing experience.
• Experience with J-STD Workmanship ANSI J-Standards (Class 3) and IPC Workmanship Standards (Class 3) Teamcenter and TipQA
• Highly motivated and ability to work independently
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

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Required Experience:

Senior IC