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Manager, Quality Engineering

L3Harris · Camden, AR

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Level
Manager
Team
Quality
Degree
Required
Experience asked
9+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Camden, AR. 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
9+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Six Sigma, Root cause, GD&T, AS9100
Openings
2 with this title at this site

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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

Quality Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $95k–$135k.

Median of the low and high ends of 631 live postings that list pay, out of 1596 quality engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 13 other live quality postings in Arkansas.

Experience asked
More than usual (9+ vs 6+)

Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 64%
  • FMEA 57%
  • Lean 29%
  • ✓ Six Sigma 29%
  • SPC 29%
  • Assembly lines 29%

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

It asks for 9+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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How to get in at this plant

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    Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at L3Harris

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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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?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

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  5. 5

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Essential Functions

  • ◆Lead Quality Engineering Team to achieve Camden site goals with high level focus on successful zero-defect, on-time delivery of products meeting contractual quality and performance requirements.
  • ◆Leads projects, provides training, logistical and infrastructural assistance for quality initiatives.
  • ◆Ensures internal, customer, regulatory and 3rd party

requirements

are defined, measured, and continuously improved.

  • ✓Leads root cause and corrective action to address product and process non-conformances and compliance gaps.
  • ✓Drives early cross-functional engagement initiatives to ensure quality is built into the design and processes.
  • ✓Responsible for developing and implementing inspection planning, testing and evaluation methods to verify product repeatability and reproducibility.
  • ✓Develops budget, monitors expenditures and leads a quality team of Quality Engineers.
  • ✓May oversee program/project execution through review of proposals and completion of gate reviews.
  • ✓Interface with customer and on-site representatives.
  • ✓Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related aerospace/defense quality experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • ✓5+ years’ experience in the field of manufacturing.
  • ✓2+ years of experience with quality management systems (QMS) and quality principles.
  • ✓2+ years of experience with continuous improvement concepts and the ability to deploy and lead to the benefit of the business.

requirements

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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 purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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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: Manager, Quality Engineering

Job Location: Camden, AR

Job Schedule: 3/12: Employees work 12 hour days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Job Description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Manager, Quality Engineering to join the Missile Solution Segment at our growing site in Camden, AR . The selected individual will be responsible for the development, implementation, leadership, and measurement of total quality management programs and Six Sigma initiatives.

Preferred Additional Skills

  • +Engineering or technical experience in the aerospace and defense industry.
  • +GD&T knowledge.
  • +Knowledge of Maestro, Oracle, Delmia systems.
  • +Experience with Microsoft Office Programs, to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • +Knowledge of ISO and AS9100 auditing.
  • +CQE or CQM/OE certification.

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