Director, Quality Management

Job Title : Director, Quality & Mission Assurance Job Code : QMM7Job Location : Redmond, WashingtonJob Schedule : 9 / 80 : Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours scheduled with alternating Friday’s off

Job Description : L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Director of Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) to serve as the quality functional leader for the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment’s Space Propulsion & Power Systems Sector Redmond, WA site. This site is our center of excellence for liquid in-space propulsion, responsible for engine design, fabrication, assembly, and test. This position is responsible for leading a team of approximately 50 direct reports. The Q&MA team ensures delivered products conform to contractual and L3Harris requirements for product quality throughout product lifecycle. They ensure adherence to and compliance with established quality policies, practices, and government regulations. This includes implementation and leadership of strategies that will directly impact the successful zero-defect, on-time delivery of products.

Essential Functions :

Provide leadership, direction and support across multiple Quality Assurance teams (Quality Engineering, Non-Destructive Testing, Product Acceptance / Inspection, Metrology, Product Configuration Documentation)

Guide teams to resolve technical challenges, ensuring successful tactical execution

Promote a strong culture of quality focused on the engagement of every employee, with adherence to personal stamp warranty, workmanship fundamentals, and attention to detail in the prevention of defects

Collaborate with site leadership peers within program management and other functional process teams. Collaborate with Q&MA functional peers at other Aerojet Rocketdyne sites

Develop and implement team & site-wide tactical quality improvement initiatives promoting sound and effective principles as set forth in company procedures, customer requirements and government standards.

Champion, lead, and support the execution of flow-down strategic initiatives

Measure, monitor, and take action to ensure quality-focused key performance indicator targets are achieved or exceeded

Report to senior leadership on business performance including action plans to improve business execution and status of strategic initiatives.

Lead site to maintain certification and compliance efforts for AS9100 and other required certifications.

Along with manufacturing operations, co-chair the site Corrective Action Board to oversee rigorous root cause analysis, application of lean / six sigma methods and implementation of corrective and preventative actions.

Ensure product quality technology is an integral part of engineering design and manufacturing processes

Execute annual departmental budget and staffing plans

Identify needed capital investment to support business need (including quality process capacity, capabilities, & technologies)

Requires up to 5% business travel within the continental U.S.

Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related quality experience, or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related quality experience.

Preferred Additional Skills :

Advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams.

Broad experience across multiple related professional disciplines within the organization, combining theory, past practical experience and the organization’s business practices.

5 or more years of experience directly managing a Quality Engineering or Quality Organization

5 or more years managing site certification with AS9100, ISO 9001

Quality Engineering or Management experience in Aerospace and Defense or closely related industry.

Direct experience with fabrication, assembly, test, and inspection processes commonly used to produce aerospace components and sub-assemblies

American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence.

Experience working with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and government contracts.

Experience identifying nonconformance and applying prevention utilizing industry-recognized Root Cause Corrective Analysis tools such, DMAIC, FMEA, 8D, Cause Networks and applying Lean techniques such as Manufacturing Standard Work and Value Stream Mapping

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Washington is $164,000 - $304,000. 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.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Salary : $164,000 - $304,000