L3Harris Technologies

Senior Specialist, Special Process Supplier Quality Auditor

L3Harris Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $84,000 - $156,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • The Supplier Quality Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of components and materials procured from external suppliers for aerospace manufacturing.
  • Collaborating with suppliers to establish and maintain quality standards.
  • Conducting thorough assessments and Special Process audits.
  • Implementing quality control processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and safety.
  • Evaluating new and existing suppliers' capabilities, quality management systems, and adherence to corporate aerospace and or industry standard regulations to special processing requirements.
  • Conducting comprehensive supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance with quality requirements and specifications.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to qualify new suppliers and ensure they meet the stringent quality standards of the aerospace industry.
  • Developing and implementing quality control audit criteria, and executing supplier special processing audits to support product acceptance for incoming materials, components, and assemblies.
  • Performing thorough special process reviews and evaluations ensure compliance with aerospace processing specifications and standards.
  • Detecting Special Processing audit checklists, logging findings/discrepancies, coordinating effective Corrective and Preventative actions to closure in a timely manner.
  • Monitoring supplier performance through regular evaluations, statistical analysis, and root cause analysis of non-conformances for potential effects to special processing.
  • Identifying opportunities for special process audit improvements within the supply chain to enhance product quality, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
  • Leading or participating in cross-functional teams to drive quality improvement projects and initiatives, leveraging tools such as Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.
  • Analyzing quality data, trends, and metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
  • Providing training and support to suppliers on special process qualifications and approval, including internal AR methods process specifications, and or industry standards.
  • Ensuring that suppliers comply with all relevant aerospace regulations, standards, and customer requirements, may include AS9100, and or NADCAP.
  • Staying informed about AR methods processing specification changes and industry standard updates affecting supplier quality management, ensuring timely implementation of necessary changes.
  • Supporting AR compliance audits and inspections by providing documentation, evidence of compliance, and assistance during AR Customer or AS9100 3rd party Registrar audits.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant quality experience
  • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related quality experience
  • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related quality experience
  • Possess a valid state issued driver’s license
  • Strong problem solving, RCCA and investigation experience
  • Certified Quality Auditor strongly preferred and or Lead Auditor accreditation
  • Prior Special Processing auditing experience
  • Experience with Nadcap eAuditNet and/or OASIS as applicable
  • Fluent with MS Office Suite Software
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to synthesize and analyze data from several sources and develop a plan to take action based upon the data
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a close-knit team environment.
Benefits
  • health and disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • EAP
  • education assistance
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • company-paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
quality controlspecial process auditsroot cause analysisstatistical analysisdata analysiscontinuous improvementquality management systemssupplier evaluationcorrective actionsproblem solving
Soft Skills
effective communicationinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationanalytical thinkingsynthesizing data
Certifications
Certified Quality AuditorLead Auditor accreditation