Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer Job Los Angeles area,California USA,Engineering

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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:

Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer (Manufacturing Process) Job Code: 44968

Job Location:

Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule:

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

Job Description:

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Harris Missile Solutions is seeking a Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer to drive improvements in manufacturing process capability, stability, and robustness in support of Quality & Mission Assurance objectives. This role is one of three complementary positions within an integrated Q&MA execution team, contributing deep manufacturing process expertise while supporting the enterprise-wide Process Control Transformation initiative.

Based in Canoga Park, CA, this role focuses on understanding how manufacturing processes actually operate, identifying gaps in capability, control, and reliability, and partnering with manufacturing teams to strengthen process discipline. The role emphasizes real-time, proactive quality management - reinforcing the principle that quality is built in, not inspected in.

Essential Functions:

Improve manufacturing processes by reducing variation, strengthening control, and elevating process capability (e.g., achieving Cpk > 1.33 on critical processes).
Analyze process capability, stability, and failure modes using data-driven methods and digital quality systems.
Develop and implement process improvements, mistake-proofing, and risk-based controls aligned with APQP principles and lifecycle integration.
Apply and sustain SPC methods to support real-time, preventive process management across production lines.
Support and improve APQP deliverables including PFDs, PFMEAs, control plans, and production readiness activities.
Partner with operators, engineers, and supervisors to improve process understanding, ownership, and standard work discipline.
Provide manufacturing process expertise for multi-site improvement initiatives as part of sector-wide process control deployment.
Teach and coach teams on process discipline, APQP fundamentals, SPC tools, and digital process control systems (e.g., PIWEB and digital control-plan connections).
Contribute to measurable reductions in cost of quality through proactive defect prevention and improved response speed.
Travel up to 50%
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Quality Manufacturing Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
3+ years of direct experience improving manufacturing processes in a production environment.
3+ years of experience analyzing manufacturing data and applying quantitative improvement methods.

Preferred Additional

Skills:

Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, and mentor operators, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
Experience in manufacturing and quality within defense, aerospace, automotive, or similar industries.
Experience with APQP, SPC, PFMEA, control plans,…