Lead Supplier Quality Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $116,500 - $216,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the Supplier Quality Lead for an Integrated Supplier Team supporting a critical, high-risk supplier.
- Provide technical and strategic leadership for supplier quality performance, including quality planning, risk management, and continuous improvement.
- Use structured, data-driven methodologies and statistical tools to strengthen supplier manufacturing capability, reduce variation, and prevent defects.
- Develop and execute supplier engagement strategies to ensure quality is embedded during capacity expansion and production ramp-up.
- Apply advanced quality engineering principles throughout the supplier lifecycle.
- Assess supplier manufacturing processes, quality systems, and technical capability to meet missile production requirements.
- Conduct supplier risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to prevent quality escapes and supply disruptions.
- Develop supplier quality plans, process controls, and inspection strategies.
- Participate in MRB, change review boards, and configuration control activities.
- Lead complex supplier investigations and ensure effective Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) closure.
- Develop and execute Return-to-Green and continuous improvement plans to elevate supplier performance.
- Evaluate and qualify new suppliers to increase capacity and resilience.
- Lead early supplier engagement to ensure manufacturability and robust quality planning.
- Support capability development and process improvements to meet long-term production growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior related quality experience
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related quality experience
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related quality experience
- Direct manufacturing and operational expertise in composites, EPDM elastomers, phenolic materials, or specialty chemicals.
- Demonstrated experience managing quality performance for strategic, high-risk, or highly technical suppliers.
- Experience qualifying and developing new suppliers
- Strong knowledge of aerospace quality standards including AS9100, AS9102, and AS9145.
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
- Previous MRB experience
- Experience supporting missile systems or defense aerospace programs
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 planningrisk managementcontinuous improvementdata-driven methodologiesstatistical toolssupplier quality performancesupplier risk assessmentsprocess controlsinspection strategiesmanufacturing processes
Soft Skills
technical leadershipcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaborationindependenceproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsinvestigation skillsadaptability
Certifications
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification