L3Harris is seeking a Senior Manager of Quality to serve as the Supplier quality leader for Defense Electronics Sector. This role requires a dynamic, technical leader with a proven track record of leading change, inspiring others, and driving continual process and product improvement. This position will be responsible for leading all aspects of Quality throughout the product lifecycle. This includes driving continual process and product improvement, ensuring product and process integrity, customer satisfaction and overall mission success while supporting quality, delivery and cost targets.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of experience in electro-mechanical manufacturing environments with experience in mechanical and electronics assembly.
- 5 or more years in Aerospace and Defense.
- 5 or more years of experience directly managing a Quality Engineering Organization or Quality Organization.
- 5 or more years managing site certification with AS9100, ISO 9001 Root Cause and Corrective Action Processes.
- 5 or more years’ experience in MicroSoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Minitab.
- 5 or more years of experience identifying nonconformance and applying prevention utilizing formal tools such, DMAIC, FMEA, 8D, 5Y etc. and applying Lean techniques such as Standard Work and Value Stream Mapping.
- 5 or more years’ experience reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to the various Supplier Quality Assurance and Quality Assurance teams (Program Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, Receiving Inspection, Materials Lab, Calibration and Quality Management Systems) to ensure deliverables (products and records) are produced to meet quality standards set by government, regulatory, customer and L3Harris corporate requirements.
- Responsible for the Supplier Quality Functions relating to Quality Engineering, Quality Inspection, and Quality Systems, supporting all business practices, including quality planning, compliance monitoring and validation for programs, hardware, software, and inspection.
- Responsible for resolving technical challenges and ensuring successful tactical execution.
- Responsible for creating and implementing strategic vision for the Quality department considering the supplier quality objectives and the sector’s business objectives.
- Develop and implement Quality initiatives and programs promoting sound and effective principles as set forth in company procedures, government standards and directives, and commercially proven methodology.
- Champion, lead, and support the execution of key strategic, corporate, and/or customer driven initiatives including: Advanced product quality planning (APQP), Zero Defect Planning (ZDP), Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement
- Collect and analyze key quality measures such as Cost of Poor Quality to develop zero defect plans, improve yields and reduce rework during engineering and manufacturing efforts.
Other
- Must Have the Ability to Obtain and Maintain a DoD Security Clearance Which Requires U.S. Citizenship
- BS in an Engineering related discipline or Management.
- Master’s in engineering or Business preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
- Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
