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Sr Specialist, Quality Engineer

L3HHCM20 California, United States

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Posted Dec 1, 2025Apply by Apr 1, 2026

Role & seniority: Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer (senior individual contributor)

Location & work type: Onsite, Canoga Park, CA; 9/80 work schedule (80 hours over 9 out of 14 days with every other Friday off)

Stack/tools: Quality engineering in aerospace; flow-down of customer/spec requirements; deviations/non-conformances; Six Sigma and Lean methodology; CAPA/Corrective & Preventive Actions; Material Review Board (MRB); design reviews; APQP and Zero Defect concepts; supplier quality management

Top 3 responsibilities

  1. Ensure customer requirements flow-down and hardware conformance to specifications; communicate deviations at all levels

  2. Lead/root-cause analyses, CAPA, and support corrective action boards (in-house and with suppliers); drive continuous improvement

  3. Interpret drawings/specs and participate in design reviews to improve inspectability/ producibility; manage MRB activities and disposition decisions

Must-have skills

  • Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience (or graduate degree with 4+ years; or 10+ years without degree)

  • Strong quality engineering background in aerospace/defense; experience with nonconformance handling, corrective/preventive actions, and supplier quality

  • Effective verbal/written communication and problem-solving abilities; ability to meet commitments

Nice-to-haves

  • Advanced degree in related field

  • CQE and/or CSSBB certifications

  • APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience

  • Strong int

Full Description

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Quality EngineerJob Code: 31678Job Location: Onsite at our Canoga Park CA facility

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

Job Description: Aerojet Rocketdyne is an innovative company delivering solutions that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets. Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by visiting our website at www.l3harris.com/company/aerojet-rocketdyne. We are seeking a Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer to join our team in Canoga Park, CA. This individual will provide program Quality Engineering support for assigned contracted programs spanning the lifecycle of the program including design, development, production, test and supplier support.

Essential Functions

Utilizes engineering background and expertise to ensure customer requirement flow-down and hardware is compliant to specifications.  Handles and communicates deviations/non-conformances at different levels within the organization and at customer level as applicable. Prepares comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports and presentations for both internal and external customers. Actively participates in improvement teams to reduce risk through the application of six sigma tools. Applies zero defects quality principles, concepts and methods, including Lean Manufacturing to continuously improve processes, reduce cost and ensure the quality of our products and services. Drives corrective and preventative action activity both in-house and at the Supplier, and provides corrective action board support to manage timely and effective problem closure and recurrence control. Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's requirements. Participates in design reviews to identify and correct inspectability and producibility issues and opportunities early in the product life cycle. Provides a clear and concise flow down of product definition and Quality requirements to Suppliers. Actively participates in the Material Review Board, including segregation and control of nonconforming hardware to preclude inadvertent processing, disposition nonconforming hardware, preparing for and conducting board meetings, and implementing disposition decisions.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Additional Skills

Advanced degree in a related field CQE and/or CSSBB APQP and or Zero Defect Planning Experience Effective verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills Ability to analyze, evaluate and develop solutions to a variety of situations. Must consistently meet commitments.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $94,000 - $175,000. 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.

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