Lead, Supplier Quality Engineer

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L3Harris 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: Lead, Quality Engineer (Supplier)

Job Code: 20832

Job Location: Culpeper, VA

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

Job Description:

The Lead, Quality Engineer (Supplier) is responsible for ensuring that delivered products and/or services conform to contractual and the Company’s requirements. The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will work closely with their assigned suppliers on activities such as Early Supplier Engagements, First Article Inspections, Root Cause / Corrective Action activities, and audits. The SQE will also work with the assigned Contract Source Inspector to ensure that product releases are timely and meet the expectations of the internal customers.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as the voice of the site to represent their unique needs into the overall enterprise Supplier Quality strategy, standard work, etc. Assist site quality leadership in gathering and reporting information related to supplier performance for the site. Develops supplier strategies for the site and coordinates enterprise supplier quality assurance (SQA) resources in the field to support needs of the site. Participates and supports internal and supplier site activities including management reporting, SQE training, supplier issue investigation support, customer-supplier initiatives, direct supplier product acceptance, supplier management activities and support as required.
• Visit suppliers to review product & process issues and perform investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to drive improvements into their processes.
• Accountablity for assigned suppliers' performance and ensure suppliers are performing with a 100% quality rating.
• Active contributor in Early Supplier Engagements such as Post Award Reviews (PAR), Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, and Control Plan activity.
• Perform as the leading contributor for PAR-Lites.
• Interface with internal and external customers; i.e., engineering, manufacturing, supplier, procurement to ensure requirements are met. Analyze supplier processes and planning to verify compliance with purchase orders, engineering drawings, processes, specifications, etc.
• Work with suppliers to resolve issues with purchase order inspection packages. Investigate and report supplier quality history as requested by quality engineering or Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) management.
• Create reporting documents to status Supplier's Performance, Non-Conformance History, impact to the Company's CoPQ, and other metrics as assigned.
• Participate in managing the supplier ratings/scorecard system and overseeing periodic meetings.
• Perform periodic source inspections at assigned suppliers.
• 50% Travel required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant supplier experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related supplier experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related supplier experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in manufacturing and/or inspections.
• Problem solving, RCCA and investigation experience.
• Certified Quality Engineer strongly preferred.
• Ability to synthesize and analyze data from several sources and develop a plan to take action based upon the data.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

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.

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