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Job Title: Associate Manger of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA)
Job Code: 29774
Job Location: Redmond, WA - Fully Onsite
Job Schedule: 4/10 Monday - Thursday
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Associate Manger of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) to serve as a quality leader for our Quality Inspection team at the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment's location in Redmond, WA. The site is a center of excellence for large liquid rocket engine design, fabrication, assembly, and test. This position is responsible for leading a team of approximately 12-15 hourly direct reports.
This position is responsible for leading a team of approximately 15 product inspectors within the Q&MA Product Acceptance organization. The Q&MA Product Acceptance team ensures delivered products conform to contractual and L3Harris requirements for product quality. They ensure adherence to and compliance with established quality policies, practices, and government regulations. This includes implementation of quality and efficiency process improvement initiatives that will directly impact the successful zero-defect, on-time delivery of products.
Essential Functions:
Manage a team of inspectors supporting various inspection efforts, including receiving inspection, in-process assembly & test inspection, and clean process verification.
Guide team to resolve technical challenges, ensuring successful tactical execution.
Promote a strong culture of quality focused on the engagement of every employee, with adherence to personal stamp warranty, workmanship fundamentals, and attention to detail in the prevention of defects.
Collaborate with manufacturing and quality factory management peers, and Quality and Manufacturing Engineering technical support resources to resolve hardware constraints
Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives promoting sound and effective principles as set forth in company procedures, customer requirements and government standards.
Measure, monitor, and take action to ensure quality-focused key performance indicator targets are achieved or exceeded.
Partner with Leadership in maintaining certification and compliance efforts for AS9100 and other required certifications.
Support identification of needed capital investment to support business need (including quality process capacity, capabilities, & technologies).
Lead and execute process improvement projects base on Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related quality experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related quality experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Comprehensive knowledge and skills associated with manufacturing and/or inspection of aerospace products.
Management and leadership knowledge in a Quality or Manufacturing role.
Experience directly managing a Quality Inspection or Quality Organization in an Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, and/or other quality standards.
Direct experience with fabrication, assembly, test, and inspection processes commonly used to produce aerospace components and sub-assemblies.
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $94,000 - $175,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $82,000 - $153,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule @type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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