Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer
L3Harris · Canoga Park, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $84k–$156k
- Travel
- 80%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Canoga Park, CA.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Control plans, GD&T, AS9100, Supplier quality, Machining
- Base pay
- $84k–$156k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 80% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $100k–$153k. This one lists $84k–$156k.
Median of the low and high ends of 117 live postings that list pay, out of 227 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 226 other live quality postings in California.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $100k–$149k, from 113 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 75%
- FMEA 49%
- ✓ Supplier quality 44%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 42%
- ✓ AS9100 41%
- ISO 9001 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: L3Harris in Canoga Park
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Visit suppliers to review product & process issues. Interface with internal and external customers; i.e., engineering, manufacturing, supplier, procurement to ensure
requirements
are met. Analyze supplier processes and planning to verify compliance with purchase orders, engineering drawings, processes, specifications, etc. Review and approval of supplier FAIs IAW AS9102.
- ✓Visit suppliers and perform investigation and root cause analysis to drive improvements into their processes. Be accountable for assigned suppliers' performance and ensure suppliers are performing with a 100% quality rating.
- ✓Be an active contributor in Early Supplier Engagements such as Post Award Reviews (PAR), Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, and Control Plan activity.
- ✓Work with suppliers to resolve issues with purchase order inspection packages. Investigate and report supplier quality history as requested by quality engineering or Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&MA) management.
- ✓Create reporting documents to status Supplier's Performance, Non-Conformance History, impact to the Company's CoPQ, and other metrics as assigned.
- ✓Participates in managing the supplier ratings/scorecard system and overseeing periodic meetings.
- ✓Perform periodic source inspections at assigned suppliers.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant quality experience; or Graduate Degree and minimum 2 years of prior related quality experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of prior related quality experience
- ✓Valid driver’s license required.
- ✓Employees who drive on company business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid driver’s license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability
requirements
of the Company.
- ✓Ability to travel onsite to regional suppliers up to 80% of the time.
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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: Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer
Job 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
We are seeking a Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineer to join and support our Supplier Quality team in the Los Angeles County area. This role is responsible for ensuring supplier quality performance, driving process improvements, and partnering closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure compliance with engineering, manufacturing, and contractual requirements.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with machining suppliers and possess knowledge of machining processes, inspection methods, and supplier quality systems within an aerospace or high‑reliability manufacturing environment.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Working knowledge of AS9100 Aerospace Quality Management System Standard.
- +Working knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements.
- +Experience in manufacturing and/or inspection environments.
- +Strong problem-solving, investigation, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) experience.
- +Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) strongly preferred.
- +Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- +Experience with supplier surveillance, supplier development, and source inspection.
- +Strong knowledge of machining supplier processes and quality risks associated with machined hardware.
- +Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and purchase order requirements.
- +Knowledge of GD&T and dimensional inspection techniques.
- +Ability to review and assess supplier manufacturing plans, inspection plans, and control plans.
- +Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources and develop action plans.
- +Experience with nonconformance management, corrective action requests, and supplier performance improvement
- +Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- +Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a close-knit team environment.