Senior Manager, Quality – Capacity Expansion
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Huntsville • Alabama • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Lead quality strategy and execution for capacity expansion, industrialization, and new production lines across the Missile Propulsion sector.
- Develop quality planning, readiness criteria, process qualification, and verification/validation strategies for new or modified production lines.
- Drive risk assessments (PFMEA, process risk analyses) and implement mitigation strategies for new and transitioning manufacturing processes.
- Ensure metrology, calibration, and inspection systems are capable of supporting expanded capacity.
- Collaborate with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to integrate quality requirements into all expansion efforts.
- Manage quality documentation, configuration control, and First Article Inspection (FAI) execution for new or modified processes.
- Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance capability, reduce defects, and ensure stable production ramp-up.
- Ensure compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific quality requirements for new and expanded operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior Quality experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related quality experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related quality experience.
- 5 or more years of experience directly managing a Quality Engineering or Quality Teams.
- 5 or more years experience with project management in a quality organization.
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance Preferred.
- Strong ability to make decisions in a timely manner and capable of assessing the risks that may result from the decisions being made.
- Capable of working independently and dynamically with minimum oversight with multiple and/or changing priorities.
- BS in an Engineering or Management related discipline.
- Master’s in engineering or Business.
- Demonstrated project management experience supporting cross-functional industrial expansion or complex technical programs.
- Experience in aerospace & defense quality management.
- Background in propulsion manufacturing processes (solid rocket motors, energetics, component fabrication, assembly, or test).
- Demonstrated success supporting new product introduction or manufacturing scale-up efforts.
- ASQ CMQ/OE or CQE certification.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and LEAN manufacturing principles.
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Minitab.
Benefits
- Up to 25% business travel required
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
quality planningprocess qualificationverification strategiesrisk assessmentsPFMEAmetrologycalibrationinspection systemscontinuous improvementaerospace quality management
Soft Skills
decision makingrisk assessmentindependent workdynamic prioritizationcollaboration
Certifications
ASQ CMQ/OECQE