Specialist, Quality Engineer

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J ob Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 38026

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Specialist Quality Engineer to work at our state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility - South (AMF-S) location near the airport in  Huntsville, AL . AMF-S is our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of rocket motor hardware encompassed in approximately 375,000 square feet of manufacturing space. We are answering the call from the Department of War and are looking for a motivated professional to help achieve that goal. 

The Specialist Quality Engineer is an experienced professional with proficient knowledge of job area and practical knowledge of project management. May manage projects or processes with general supervision. Communicates with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures. Recommends enhancements to systems and processes. Works to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.

Essential Functions:  

• Create plans for development and/or transferring manufacturing from one facility to another.
• Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools. 
• Analyze defect data and implement data driven corrective actions.
• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance.
• Perform root cause and corrective actions to address product and process non-conformances and compliance gaps.
• GD&T fundamentals and understanding of drawing requirements for manufacturing.
• Assess the need for First Article Inspections (FAIs) based on trigger events defined in AS9102 and/or contractual flow down and facilitate their completion.
• Implementing AS9100 requirements into standard work

• Up to 10% business travel to L3harris and customer sites.

• Ability to obtain US Security Clearence. 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior Quality experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior Quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior Quality experience.

• 2+ years GD&T expereince, with an understanding of Datums, MMC, Circularity, Cylindricity, Runout, Feature Control Frames, Feature of Size, etc.

Preferred Additional Skills:  

• SPC (Statistical Process Control) and utilizing CP and CPK methodology to improve manufacturing
• Lean/Six Sigma certified (preference is certified green/black belt)
• Experience collaborating within a Microsoft 365 environment, with proficiency in the included applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Sharepoint, etc.)

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