Senior Associate, Quality Engineering (Londonderry, NH)

L3Harris Technologies - Londonderry, NH

Full-time - Mid Level

Londonderry, NH

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Associate, Quality Engineering at L3Harris is responsible for supporting and interfacing across various functional disciplines, including Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering. This role focuses on evaluating, developing, and monitoring key suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring they meet quality requirements and provide conforming products and services. The position emphasizes collaboration, problem-solving, and strategic thinking to enhance supplier performance and drive quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support Supplier and Subcontractor performance and validate the implementation of effective procedures, test methods, and process controls.
• Perform audits of current and potential supplier's quality systems and manufacturing processes.
• Participate in the verification, validation, and acceptance of proposed product design and Supplier and Subcontractor process changes.
• Proactively monitor, analyze, report on, and participate in the improvement of Supplier and Subcontractor process and product performance.
• Track supplier performance and identify concerns by monitoring in-process and customer quality issues.
• Support failure analysis, complex problem solving, and corrective action efforts.
• Participate in the review and disposition of nonconforming product while representing the organization as a prime technical resource.
• Drive prompt resolution of supplier quality issues that affect L3Harris production and delivery capabilities.
• Monitor responses to supplier corrective action requests to ensure timeliness and adequacy of responses.

Requirements

• Master's Degree and a minimum of 1 year of prior related experience.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with cross-functional personnel.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable presenting information in a team setting.
• Organizational and project-management skills with the ability to monitor progress and drive accountability.
• Self-starter with the ability to adjust quickly to changing priorities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in high volume optical and/or electro-mechanical manufacturing organizations with a focus on government, military, and law enforcement products.
• Understanding of thermal technology, lasers, machining/molding, and/or electronics.
• Understanding of optics is a strong plus.
• Experience in Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a plus.
• Knowledge of SPC/Data analysis skills and ability to perform DOE, FMEA, ANOVA, and Gage R&R analysis is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Accelerated Performance Reviews