L3Harris

Job Title: Lead, Suppplier Quality Engineer

Job ID: QEP5

Job Location: Loves Park, Illinois

Job Schedule: 9/80 – 9 hours Monday – Thursday, 8 hours every other Friday

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that delivered products and/or services conform to contractual and the Company’s requirements by designing, implementing, evaluating and continually improving quality assurance and control methods and systems. The Supplier Quality Engineer will translate design drawings and contractual requirements into a comprehensive, understandable and functional quality plan; monitor and closely support manufacturing, inspection and supplier functions that relate to product quality; coordinate with the customer the establishment of government quality requirements and material review board activities; represent quality assurance in corrective action activities; and participate in audits or product evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the quality assurance program.  This position is responsible for the day to day inspection of electrical assemblies at assigned suppliers. This role will support suppliers in Loves Park, Illinois.

Essential Functions: 

• Visit suppliers and perform product acceptance of electrical, mechanical, and complex machined assemblies.  Interface with internal and external customers; i.e., engineering, manufacturing, supplier, procurement to ensure requirements are met. Analyze supplier processes and planning to verify compliance with purchase orders, engineering drawings, processes, specifications, etc. Work with suppliers to resolve issues with purchase order inspection packages. Investigate and report supplier quality history as requested by quality engineering or Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) management.
• Visit suppliers and perform investigation and root cause analysis to drive improvements into their processes.  Be accountable for assigned suppliers' performance and ensure suppliers are performing with a 100% quality rating.
• Visit suppliers to review technical, quality and other contractual requirements and ensure the supplier has an adequate understanding to develop a plan to meet all the requirements.  Review the suppliers' plans for adequacy and ensure all requirements are met. This includes, pre-award, post award, manufacturing readiness and other periodic reviews as requested.
• Work closely with Planners, Program Quality Engineers, and Receiving Inspection to resolve supplier issues.

Requirements: 

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, quality or other appropriate discipline and nine (9) years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements and Preferred Qualifications:

• J-STD-001 Certification Preferred
• IPC-610 Certification Preferred
• J-STD-001 Space Adendum Certification Preferred
• Experience in Servo Control Systems
• Strong problem solving, RCCA and investigation experience require
• Certified Quality Engineer strongly preferred
• Ability to synthesize and analyse data from several sources and develop a plan to take action based upon the data
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a close-knit team environment.

Driver's License Requirement:

Some positions may require possession of a valid driver’s license. Employees who drive on company business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid driver’s license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the Company. Eligibility for employment for those who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.