Associate Manager, Quality Management – Metrology and Precision Measurement

Job Description

Associate Manager, Quality Management – Metrology and Precision Measurement | L3Harris Technologies

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at L3Harris Technologies, located onsite in Canoga Park, CA. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech, delivering end-to-end technology solutions across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security. Employees are unified in a shared dedication to customer missions and professional growth within an inclusive and engaging environment. This role is crucial for leading metrology and precision measurement activities, ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of critical measurement systems for manufacturing and quality operations, directly contributing to product quality and continuous improvement.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: 9/80 (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)
• Location: In-person, Canoga Park, CA
• Pay: $96000–$178000 yearly
• Team: Leads a team of quality engineers deeply involved in precision measurement and calibration activities.
• Mission: Manage the metrology function, ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of measurement systems and instruments used in manufacturing and quality operations.
• Tech Stack: ISO 17025, AS9100, GD&T, Measurement Systems Analysis, CMMs, Microsoft Office suite

What You’ll Actually Do
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal quality requirements, customer specifications, and applicable industry and regulatory standards, including ISO 17025.
• Leadership: Lead and manage all metrology, calibration, and measurement system activities to guarantee the accuracy and reliability of inspection and test equipment.
• Process Management: Develop, implement, and maintain robust calibration and inspection processes, procedures, and systems for manufacturing and quality control.
• Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in inspection methodologies and integrate these best practices into the Quality Management System (AS9100).
• Problem Solving: Participate in root cause and corrective action activities, failure investigations, and quality improvement projects.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 6 years of related quality experience; or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of related quality experience; or a minimum of 10 years of related quality experience in lieu of a degree, focusing on quality management, metrology, and precision measurement.
• Experience: 6+ years in quality, demonstrating a strong understanding of quality systems (AS9100) and process control, combined with deep technical expertise in metrology and precision measurement, including ISO 17025, GD&T, and Measurement Systems Analysis.
• Skills:
• Eligibility to obtain a US LEVEL security clearance.
• Deep understanding of measurement principles, uncertainty, calibration methods, and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Proficiency in failure investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and Nonconformance Reporting (MRB).
• Strong expertise in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) techniques.
• Practical experience with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and standard measuring inspection equipment.
• Bonus: Experience with configuration management best practices and proficiency in computer systems and applicable software programs such as Microsoft Office suite.