Strategic Quality Project Engineer

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Job Title : Strategic Quality Project Engineer

Job Code : 29471

Job Location : Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule : 9 / 80 : Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description :

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Strategic Project Quality Engineer to work at either our new AMF site located in Huntsville, AL which will be our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of composite rocket motor hardware. The Strategic Quality Project Engineer is a senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of their function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Make moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Functions :

• Project Management :

Lead and manage projects to improve inspection methods, equipment, and processes.

Evaluate and implement advanced inspection technologies.

Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiency.

Prepare capital expenditure proposals for new inspection technologies.

Align inspection strategies with long-term business objectives.

Analyze inspection data to identify trends and improvement areas.

Work with engineering, production, and quality teams for alignment.

Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 6 years of prior quality engineering experience; Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior quality engineering experience; In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior quality engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills :

Strong knowledge of quality systems.

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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