Job Title: Lead, Quality Engineer
Job ID: 12325
Job Location: Camden, AR, On-Site
Job Schedule: 4/10, Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week
Job Description:
The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead, Quality Engineer to join our growing facility in Camden, Arkansas. Under general supervision, conduct review and approval of Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, design drawings, design specifications and instruction/procedures for Manufacturing, Test and Inspection activities to assure compliance with Quality System requirements. Coordinate review of Supplier related discrepant material, investigate cause of defect/failure and take corrective action, monitor Quality trends and take appropriate preventive action. Prepare reports and analyses, perform special tasks as assigned in support of Quality Program Objectives, and make presentations to Department and Program Management and Customers as required.
Essential Functions:
Requirements flowdown: Ensure program design and process documents for area of responsibility include program quality requirements and that products are inspectable.
Planning review and approval: Independently reviews manufacturing planning to ensure appropriate design engineering requirements implementation, material traceability maintenance, quality record maintenance and operator and inspector sign-offs: Designates inspection/verification needs.
Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA): Leads effort to quantify and reduce risk using this quality tool.
Process mistake proofing/improvement: Actively participates in improvement teams to reduce risk through the application of mistake proofing principles.
Inspects method development and implementation: Develops, implements and monitors new or existing inspection methods to ensure products meet stated engineering requirements.
Program and company procedural compliance: Ensures compliance to all quality system requirements through a thorough knowledge of documented requirements.
Process auditing: Independently conducts process audits to ensure processes are following manufacturing planning, program requirements and enterprise level command media.
First Article Inspection execution per AS9102 requirements.
Performs documentation reviews in support of hardware acceptance (HAR) activities. Develops and maintains Quality Documentation Control Center QDCC command media. Monitors manufacturing schedules and QDCC activities in support of HAR customer HAR requirements. Creates Acceptance Data Packages - ADP in support of hardware selloff.
Actively participates in the Material Review Board, including segregation and control of nonconforming hardware to preclude inadvertent processing, disposition nonconforming hardware, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.
Drives corrective and preventive action to ensure continual improvement: Investigates and determines root causes of problems, develops and implements corrective and preventive actions.
Provides imaginative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems through the application of quality engineering disciplines and tools.
Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance
Qualificatons:
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant quality experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior quality related experience.
5+ years experience with project management and root cause corrective action (RCCA).
Preferred Additional Skills:
Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word software.
Experience with solid rocket component fabrication, electro-mechanical parts assembly and Final Assembly and Check-out and/or Avionics.
Experience with Hardware Acceptance Review processes.
ASQ certification.
Experience implementing cost-effective, LEAN inspection/verification methods or Key Characteristics (ref AS9103).
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
