Specialist - Quality Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 47039

Job Location: Huntsville, AL - AMF North

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week 

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Quality Engineer to support the Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF‑North) in Toney, Alabama, an inert manufacturing site for composite rocket motor hardware. The Specialist supports quality initiatives by coordinating quality‑related activities, developing key metrics, dashboards, and reports, and collaborating across multiple Centers of Excellence. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and a passion for continuous improvement. This role works cross-functionally to ensure product compliance and drive improvements in manufacturing and quality processes.

Essential Functions

• Use engineering knowledge to communicate with internal teams and customer counterparts to ensure hardware meets specifications.
• Manage and communicate deviations and nonconformances across the organization; understand and explain typical aerospace processes such as machining, welding, and nondestructive testing.
• Apply quality principles, concepts, and methods—including Lean and basic Six Sigma tools—to support manufacturing operations.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and company quality standards to ensure compliance.
• Prepare analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for internal and customer review; verify supplier-submitted data for completeness and accuracy.
• Interface with the Material Review Board (MRB) to provide technical input for nonconformance dispositions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of related quality or engineering experience; OR Graduate Degree with 0–2 years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, 6 years of quality or manufacturing experience.

Preferred Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong communication abilities.
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality management and auditing practices.
• Experience with statistical analysis and risk‑based quality tools.
• Project management and customer-focused collaboration experience.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to continuous learning and ethical decision-making.
• Working knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.

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