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Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer

L3Harris · Cincinnati, OH

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Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Travel
50%
Degree
Required
Experience asked
6+ years
Certification
Black Belt preferred
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Cincinnati, OH. 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 · Black Belt preferred
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, SPC, FMEA, APQP
Day to day
about 50% travel

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

Quality Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $90k–$130k.

Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 81 quality engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 80 other live quality postings in Ohio.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $90k–$130k, from 8 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (6+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Root cause 63%
  • ✓ FMEA 41%
  • PPAP 40%
  • Supplier quality 40%
  • ✓ ISO 9001 38%
  • ✓ SPC 35%

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

Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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.

At a glance

Promotion path mentioned

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How to get in at this plant

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    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
    • How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
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This plant: L3Harris in Cincinnati

6 other open roles at this site.

Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.Show

Essential Functions

  • ◆Improve manufacturing processes by reducing variation, strengthening control, and elevating process capability (e.g., achieving Cpk > 1.33 on critical processes).
  • ◆Analyze process capability, stability, and failure modes using data-driven methods and digital quality systems.
  • ◆Develop and implement process improvements, mistake-proofing, and risk-based controls aligned with APQP principles and lifecycle integration.
  • ◆Apply and sustain SPC methods to support real-time, preventive process management across production lines.
  • ◆Support and improve APQP deliverables including PFDs, PFMEAs, control plans, and production readiness activities.
  • ◆Partner with operators, engineers, and supervisors to improve process understanding, ownership, and standard work discipline.
  • ◆Provide manufacturing process expertise for multi-site improvement initiatives as part of sector-wide process control deployment.
  • ◆Teach and coach teams on process discipline, APQP fundamentals, SPC tools, and digital process control systems (e.g., PIWEB and digital control-plan connections).
  • ◆Contribute to measurable reductions in cost of quality through proactive defect prevention and improved response speed.
  • ◆Travel up to 50%
  • ◆Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Quality Manufacturing Engineering 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.
  • ✓3+ years of direct experience improving manufacturing processes in a production environment.
  • ✓3+ years of experience analyzing manufacturing data and applying quantitative improvement methods.

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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: Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer (Manufacturing Process)

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description

L3Harris Missile Solutions is seeking a Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer to drive improvements in manufacturing process capability, stability, and robustness in support of Quality & Mission Assurance objectives. This role is one of three complementary positions within an integrated Q&MA execution team, contributing deep manufacturing process expertise while supporting the enterprise-wide Process Control Transformation initiative.

Based in Cincinnati, OH this role focuses on understanding how manufacturing processes actually operate, identifying gaps in capability, control, and reliability, and partnering with manufacturing teams to strengthen process discipline. The role emphasizes real-time, proactive quality management - reinforcing the principle that quality is built in, not inspected in.

Preferred Additional Skills

  • +Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, and mentor operators, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
  • +Experience in manufacturing and quality within defense, aerospace, automotive, or similar industries.
  • +Experience with APQP, SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and mistake-proofing.
  • +Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar standards.
  • +Experience with digital quality platforms (e.g., PIWEB, SPC systems, digital control plans) supporting enterprise process control.
  • +Prior leadership experience with direct reports or strong cross-functional influence.
  • +Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (or higher).
  • +Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • +Experience applying DOE and advanced analytics to process optimization.
  • +Exposure to AI-enabled quality or industrial analytics solutions tied to SPC/Process Control evolution.

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