Job Abstract

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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. L3Harris 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.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title:  Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance Planning Engineer

Job Code: QEP4

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Specialist,Quality Assurance Planning Engineer to join our growing team in our Canoga Park, CA office. 

In this role you will be responsible for reviewing the manufacturing work instructions for compliance against quality assurance requirements found in drawings, specifications, and command media procedures. You will work directly with manufacturing engineering, planning, and inspection functions to ensure process compliance to specification requirements.

The primary manufacturing processes include joining (welding, brazing), heat treating, machining, chemical processing, control of the clean rooms and assembly operations. The primary inspection processes include precision measurement, and NDT (radiographic, ultrasonic, penetrant testing).

You should be available to respond to internal customer needs including occasional weekend work.

Essential Functions

Working under direct supervision:

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering in the creation and release of shop floor documentation. Ensure compliance with all applicable quality inspection points and tests in build records (i.e NDT, GMIP, DCMA etc).
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with specification requirements. Provide interpretation of requirements. Ensure planning incorporates the proper certification and documentation requirements.
• Work with program quality engineering to review contractual quality requirements. Ensure applicable flowdown into Aerojet Rocketdyne manufacturing documentation and shop floor build records.
• Review and approve process procedures and instructions. Prepare concise and accurate procedures, specifications, work authorization documents and related figures.
• Perform data analysis of quality performance trends, providing support to quality assurance planning for manufacturing assembly and test

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline and five (5) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail in a fast-paced repetitive environment
• Experience reviewing work instructions for compliance to quality assurance requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a close-knit team environment
• Shop floor experience in multiple process areas such as welding, machining, and NDT
• Valid driver’s license; employees who drive on company business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid driver’s license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the Company
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualification:

• Comprehensive knowledge of quality principles, and hands-on work experience in a manufacturing environment
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification is highly desirable

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $80,500 - $149,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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.

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