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Quality Technician C

L3Harris · Rochester, NY

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Level
Technician
Team
Quality
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
6+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
10 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Rochester, NY. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the.

They ask for
6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Control plans, ISO 9001, AS9100
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Quality Technician roles in New York: typical posted base $52k–$70k.

Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 20 quality technician openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 21 other live quality postings in New York.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $53k–$83k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (6+ vs 4+)

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 41%
  • Team leadership 23%
  • ✓ Lean 23%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 6+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentioned

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requirements

and techniques as well as implementing quality plans. Assists in evaluating defect data to identify trends and collaborates with quality engineers to make recommendations on process improvements. Routinely interfaces with customer representatives, production operators, and factory support personnel.

Essential Functions

  • ◆Support Quality initiatives including yield improvements, quality escape investigations, RCCA determinations
  • ◆Support/initiate containment activities for FF quality events, help sort and provide disposition of contained material
  • ◆Investigate mixed stock and/or wrong parts issued from the Stockroom and work with Material Quality as needed
  • ◆Verification of parts against engineering drawings and specification sheets
  • ◆Create inspection plans and notes; update existing procedures and control plans.
  • ◆Perform end-of-line inspections as needed, recording findings and reporting back to Operations and Quality personnel
  • ◆Run defect reports and perform data analysis to find trends in product failures, providing suggestions as to where to investigate further.
  • ◆Support teamwork and collaboration efforts within the Quality Team.
  • ◆Review and report inspection/performance data; make recommendations for solutions and use knowledge/experience to resolve issues.
  • ◆Communicate within and outside the department to obtain/provide information, clarify requirements, and drive agreement on quality findings
  • ◆Traversing across the production floor for the duration of their shift (up to 12 hours)

Qualifications

  • ✓High School Diploma or equivalent with 6 years prior quality experience, 2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 2 years prior quality experience

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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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 Technician C

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week OR 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

As a Quality Engineering Technician at L3Harris, you will be responsible for supporting the JROC focus factory teams by ensuring that products and processes meet the standards we set for ourselves and our customers. Success in this role will involve conducting inspections, tracking defects through root-cause and corrective action, and assisting in developing and implementing a variety of components for our quality control systems. Your day to day will involve collaborating with quality engineers in developing inspection

Preferred Additional Skills

  • +An understanding that teamwork is essential to day to day success
  • +Strong written and verbal communication skills for reporting findings and collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • +Ability to train others on quality control processes and procedures
  • +Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, or other quality management systems is a plus
  • +Knowledge of quality control standards and methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing).
  • +Proficiency with measurement and inspection tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers, optical comparators).
  • +Understanding of statistical data analysis techniques.

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