Sr. Associate Quality Engineer

Sr. Associate Quality Engineer at L3

Harris Technologies summary:

The Sr. Associate Quality Engineer at L3

Harris advanced manufacturing facility in Huntsville, AL oversees quality control processes for composite rocket motor hardware production. They ensure tooling and calibration activities meet operational, engineering, and customer standards, collaborating cross-functionally to maintain compliance with aerospace manufacturing requirements. The role requires technical expertise in engineering drawings, quality management systems, and adherence to industry standards such as AS9100 and ISO
17025.

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Harris 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. L3

Harris 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.

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Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title:

Sr. Associate Quality Engineer

Job Code: 28784

Job Location:

Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule:

9/80

Job Description:

We are seeking an Sr. Associate, Quality Engineer to work at our new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Huntsville, AL, which is our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of composite rocket motor hardware.

The Sr. Associate, Quality Engineer works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area. Communicates with contacts inside and outside of the team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures Identifies and addresses changes within own job area. Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee inventory, recall, scheduling, prioritization, and documentation of tooling activities to ensure tools meet operational standards.
• Work cross-functionally to implement quality control measures, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of tools critical to production processes.
• Utilize engineering expertise to communicate between team members and customer counterparts, providing assurance that tooling is compliant with specifications.
• Handle and communicate deviations/nonconformance at different levels within the organization.
• Understand and communicate typical aerospace processes (e.g., machining, welding, non-destructive testing) and their application to the hardware being manufactured.
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with customer expectations.
• Support the Calibration Lead with the scheduling, execution, and documentation of calibration activities to ensure measurement devices meet standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Requires practical knowledge of manufacturing, quality and GD&T.
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; or a Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience; or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Analytical Skills
• Time management
• Attention to Detail
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Technical Knowledge
• Communication Skills
• Regulatory & Auditing (AS9100 & ISO
  17025)
• Statistical Analysis
• Risk Management
• Project Management
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Continuous Learning
• Ethical Judgment

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Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3

Harris 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…