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Specialist, Quality Engineer

L3Harris · Huntsville, AL

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Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
8 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Huntsville, AL. 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
2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, GD&T, AS9100, Machining, Welding

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

Quality Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $83k–$113k.

Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 36 quality engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 35 other live quality postings in Alabama.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $83k–$113k, from 6 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 6+)

Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Root cause 44%
  • ✓ AS9100 31%
  • ✓ Six Sigma 31%
  • Supplier quality 28%
  • ✓ Lean 28%
  • New product launch 28%

✓ = 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.

It asks for 2+ 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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This plant: L3Harris in Huntsville

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Essential Functions

  • ◆Use engineering knowledge to communicate with internal teams and customer counterparts to ensure hardware meets specifications.
  • ◆Manage and communicate deviations and nonconformances across the organization; understand and explain typical aerospace processes such as machining, welding, and nondestructive testing.
  • ◆Apply quality principles, concepts, and methods—including Lean and basic Six Sigma tools—to support manufacturing operations.
  • ◆Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and company quality standards to ensure compliance.
  • ◆Prepare analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for internal and customer review; verify supplier-submitted data for completeness and accuracy.
  • ◆Interface with the Material Review Board (MRB) to provide technical input for nonconformance dispositions.
  • ◆Perform other duties as assigned.
  • ◆Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of related quality or engineering experience; OR Graduate Degree with 0–2 years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, 6 years of quality or manufacturing experience.

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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: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Location: Huntsville, AL - AMF North

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

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Quality Engineer to support the Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF‑North) in Toney, Alabama, an inert manufacturing site for composite rocket motor hardware. The Specialist supports quality initiatives by coordinating quality‑related activities, developing key metrics, dashboards, and reports, and collaborating across multiple Centers of Excellence. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and a passion for continuous improvement. This role works cross-functionally to ensure product compliance and drive improvements in manufacturing and quality processes.

Preferred Skills

  • +Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • +Attention to detail and strong communication abilities.
  • +Knowledge of AS9100 quality management and auditing practices.
  • +Experience with statistical analysis and risk‑based quality tools.
  • +Project management and customer-focused collaboration experience.
  • +Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • +Commitment to continuous learning and ethical decision-making.
  • +Working knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.

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