Senior Specialist, Quality Engineering at Aerojet Rocketdyne

Job Title:  Senior Specialist, Quality (Process) Engineering

Job Code: QEP4

Job Location:  Canoga Park

Job Description:  

The Quality Assurance Engineer's are 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. They 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 evaluations to determine the effectiveness of the quality assurance program. These positions collaborate with engineering laboratory and production functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

The Quality Process Engineer (QPE) is responsible for ensuring that quality requirements are integrated and captured in various special processes utilized in the Canoga Park facility. This role necessitates a strong understanding of industry standards, internal command media and extensive practical experience to support development and deployment of best practices. The Senior QPE is expected to coordinate with internal and external customers to quickly resolve manufacturing issues and utilize their technical background to proactively drive process improvements.

Essential Functions: 

• Functions as a lead in the review of failure investigation activities to ensure root cause is identified and mitigating activities are identified and implemented
• Leads audit and inspection preparation, resolution of audit and inspection findings and liaises with auditing groups and inspectors through all stages of the audits
• Coordinates communication with DCMA on quality issues, corrective action activities as well as advocacy for DCMA concerns
• Coordinates quality participation in engineering milestone reviews and the related product life cycle
• Provides leadership and participates in cause and corrective action activities, failure investigations, metrics creation and quality improvement projects
• Ensures quality requirements are embedded into key manufacturing special processes
• Provides leadership in the development and implementation of inspection plans that utilize Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), Standard Measuring Inspection (SMI) equipment, quality tool and gage processes, sample inspection, NDT, special process certification controls, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques
• Participates in nonconforming material control and the Material Review Board (MRB) processes
• Proactively analyzes manufacturing data to identify opportunities and implement process improvements
• Independently manages quality projects, including coordination with cross functional team members, to ensure timely project completion.
• Other responsibilities assigned by management as necessary.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge of:

• Applicable codes, rules and regulations related to the area of assignment
• Quality engineering and mission assurance principles
• Principles of quality planning and creating a quality plan
• Failure investigation, root cause and corrective action processes
• Nonconformance reporting and the Material Review Board (MRB) process
• Quality management system standards
• Qualification process and testing
• Risk management process
• ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) techniques
• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and Standard Measuring Inspection (SMI) equipment
• Applicable machine shop, weld, composite, propellant, electrical and assembly processes
• Non-Destructive Test inspection processes
• Dimensional, visual, sample and witness inspection processes
• Tooling/gage processes
• Special process certifications
• Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Basic quality laboratory processes
• Basic clean room practices and methods
• Calibrations system requirements
• Configuration management
• Computer systems and applicable software programs such as Microsoft Office suite
• Data mining quality management data techniques

Ability to:

• Audit, interpret and evaluate data and processes
• Use a variety of test, inspection and measurement equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints and related specifications
• Apply and interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Operate effectively in a team environment
• Conduct investigation, studies and research
• Create process and program metrics to evaluate the quality health
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
• Interface effectively with external customer counterparts
• Deal with multiple tasks and deadlines set by management
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others

Preferred Additional Skills:

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $80,500 - $149,500. 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.