Sr Specialist, Quality Engineer
L3HARRIS Technologies
Huntsville, AL · Posted October 21, 2026
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About the job
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our more than 50,000 employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
Job Title: Sr Specialist, Quality Engineer
Job Code: 46537
Job Location: Huntsville, AL- AMF North
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week
Job Description:
The Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Sr Specialist, Quality Engineer to work at either our existing state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Toney, AL, and/or our new, AMF in Huntsville, AL , which will be our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of composite rocket motor hardware.
The Specialist, Quality Engineer works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area. Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures Identifies and addresses changes within own job area. Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results.
Essential Functions:
Leverages engineering expertise to facilitate communication and coordination among Integrated Product Team (IPT) members, suppliers, program office, and customers. Ensures that contractual requirements, hardware specifications, and key quality metrics are met, or ensures corrective actions are implemented and verified effectively.
Apply modern quality principles and methods, including Lean and Six Sigma, to aerospace manufacturing operations.
Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and contractual requirements to ensure compliance and flow down of applicable requirements.
Lead or interface with the Material Review Board (MRB) for nonconforming material disposition, driving timely completion of actions.
Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance processes for high product and service standards, regularly assessing the health of those functional processes.
Investigate production issues, conduct root cause analysis, take corrective actions, and verify effectiveness through effective application of a Corrective Action Board (CAB) process.
Analyze manufacturing quality data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
Lead data-driven continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and manufacturing process efficiency.
Interface with Supplier Quality Engineering to resolve supplier-related issues.
Work with Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to identify and mitigate program risks through the program’s Risk and Opportunity Management Board process.
Present quality metrics to customers, providing assessment and actions to drive improvement.
Assess the need for First Article Inspections (FAIs) based on trigger events defined in AS9102 and/or contractual flow down and facilitate their completion.
Travel: 10% business travel to L3harris and customer sites.
Ability to obtain US Security Clearence.
Qualifications:
Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience collaborating within a Microsoft 365 environment, with proficiency in the included applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
Project Management experience.
Supplier/Customer Support experience.
Regulatory & Auditing (AS9100) in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
Statistical Analysis experience.
Risk Management experience.
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