Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer (Program Quality) Job Code: 37862 Job Location: Camden, NJ Schedule: 9/80 Job Description: This role serves as the program quality focal point responsible for ensuring product and process compliance, managing nonconformance resolution, driving root cause and corrective action activities, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver high-reliability products to naval and defense customers. Essential Responsibilities This position will have responsibilities and perform tasks in the following areas: <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Implement IMS policies, procedures and standards for Quality Management that drive a preventive, zero defect culture and ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and contractual obligations.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Analyze defect data, nonconformance trends, and quality metrics to identify systemic issues and drive data-driven corrective and preventive actions.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Drive continued improvement of the quality system and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce defect trends.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Present corrective actions, investigation results, and process improvements to internal stakeholders and external customers when required.Review, interpret, and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, engineering drawings, customer contract requirements, and product test procedures</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Mentor and train early career professionals within the team on quality processes, systems, and problem-solving tools.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead containment efforts for non-conforming material and support investigation and resolution activities.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Serve as the Quality Engineering focal point for assigned programs and interface across Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Operations, and Program Management.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Revise and improve manufacturing work instructions resulting in measurable impact</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Perform internal audits of assigned programs, and support in the preparation for and execution of external audits</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure applicable requirements are flowed down to subcontractors and managed appropriately.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Generate reports and analyze program quality performance data, and drive actions to improve site key process indicators.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Perform other Quality Engineering tasks as required to support Maritime Power Systems, Camden.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Manage the lifecycle of non-conforming material including investigation coordination, disposition review, and closure within enterprise quality systems (e.g., TipQA, Agile, or equivalent).</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead or support root cause investigations and corrective action activities using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, or FMEA</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior experience.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">OR In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineer experience.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience in operations, and/or quality.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">AS9100/ISO9001 or equivalent quality system and process audit experience required</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proven problem-solving experience. </li> </ul> Preferred Additional Skills: <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Zero Defect Plan (ZDP) practical experience</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lean/Six Sigma training (preference is certified green/black belt)</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Understanding of IS09001/AS9100 and related QMS standards</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5 Why, 8D, and Fishbone</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Electrical, electro-optical, and mechanical assembly background.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">IPC/J-Std experience</li> </ul> In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $84,000- $135,000. 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 relocation stipend, 401(k), EAP, 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.

Specialist, Quality Engineer (Program Quality) (Camden, NJ, US, 08103) @ L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

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