Specialist Quality Engineer
L3Harris · Hanover, MD
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $73k–$135k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 16 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Hanover, MD.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Root cause, FMEA, Control plans
- Base pay
- $73k–$135k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Maryland: typical posted base $99k–$145k. This one lists $73k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 13 quality engineer openings in Maryland, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 12 other live quality postings in Maryland.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ ISO 9001 46%
- ✓ Lean 46%
- ✓ FMEA 46%
- ✓ Root cause 46%
- ✓ Six Sigma 31%
- ✓ AS9100 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
throughout production and test activities
requirements
while supporting production objectives and customer deliverables.
- ✓Review test data packages to ensure compliance with procedures, specifications, and acceptance criteria
- ✓Verify traceability between hardware configuration, test results, and documentation
- ✓Support troubleshooting and resolution of test anomalies and discrepancies
- ✓Participate in product acceptance and release activities
- ✓Support customer inspections, source inspections, witness points, and quality-related program deliverables
- ✓Assist with customer audits, data package preparation, and quality documentation activities
- ✓Interface with program teams, customers, and internal stakeholders to resolve quality-related issues
- ✓Serve as a Quality Lead supporting manufacturing operations through in-process and final inspection activities
- ✓Provide real-time quality support to production personnel to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and workmanship standards
- ✓Review inspection results and ensure quality concerns are appropriately identified, documented, escalated, and resolved
- ✓Drive containment activities when product or process issues are identified
Qualifications
- ✓Requires practical knowledge of manufacturing quality principles, inspection methods, and quality systems
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of two (2) years of related experience; OR Graduate Degree with zero (0) to two (2) years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of six (6) years of directly related experience
- ✓Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated environment preferred
requirements
and associated documentation packages
- ✓Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and tools including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma principles, Kaizen, defect reduction initiatives, and process improvement techniques
- ✓Experience with nonconformance management, root cause investigations, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification
- ✓Strong understanding of configuration management, traceability requirements, and controlled documentation practices
- ✓Experience using ERP systems such as SAP for quality planning, inspection activities, and material control processes
- ✓Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing documentation, and customer
requirements
- ✓Familiarity with auditing techniques and quality management systems including ISO 9001, AS9100, and related regulatory
requirements
- ✓Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- ✓Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- ✓Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated environment preferred
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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 Quality Engineering
Job Location: Hanover, MD
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description
This Quality Engineer is responsible for providing hands-on manufacturing quality support across production, receiving inspection, testing, supplier quality activities, and program execution in our Hanover MD site. They will serve as the primary Quality Engineering representative supporting assigned programs and customer
Essential Fuctions
- •Ensure product compliance, configuration control, effective corrective actions, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and company quality
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems, inspection methodologies, and production support processes
- +Working knowledge and application of Quality Tools including Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Analysis, Control Plans, PFMEA, and statistical problem-solving techniques
- +Experience with First Article Inspection (FAI) activities and understanding of AS9102