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L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title – Quality Engineer
Job Location – Bristol
Job ID – 27195
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.
L3Harris in Bristol is our headquarters for our Maritime UK businesses which provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. We have additional Maritime UK sites across Burgess Hill, Barrow-In-Furness and Portchester. Together, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.
A few of our employee benefits are:
Half day finish on a Friday
25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
Private medical insurance with optional family cover
Pension scheme of up to 7 employer contribution
Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
Group income protection
Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)
What the role will involve
Acting as the principal point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders for project and supplier quality
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
Supporting Project Managers through proactive understanding of project schedule, process gates and deliverables to with minimizing rework and on-time delivery of quality output
Contributing to the continuous development and maintenance of a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS ) including management of project specific deviations, tailoring and waivers
Supporting Supply Chain with supplier surveillance and audit to ensure their continued compliance, performance and qualification
Accepting supplier deliverables in accordance with contractual specifications and assigned standards
Monitoring, reviewing and accepting supplier corrective and preventative actions in response to Supply Chain
Promoting supplier continuous improvement through collaborative zero-defect planning
Monitoring the quality of project documentation and deliverables
Supporting the organisational internal and external audit programme, specifically, planning and preparation in their area of responsibility
Supporting product development using Design for Quality principles
Supporting bid preparation by estimating Quality effort and schedule to deliver scope
Carrying out formal root cause and corrective action analysis in response to quality findings
Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
Significant working knowledge and understanding of Quality regulations and standards
A proven track record of utilizing appropriate tools and techniques in delivering measurable effective and efficient Quality Management including statutory and corporate compliance reporting
Experienced in the production, review and performance analysis of Quality Management processes
Experience of managing external suppliers and sub-contractor performance
Experience of eliciting and analyzing Customer Feedback and Lessons Learned in support of continuous improvement
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to engage vertically and horizontally, liaise with customers and external bodies
Important to know
Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
