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Specialist Quality Engineer

L3Harris

Norfolk, VAJob$84–156K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$84–156K/yr
Location
Norfolk, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

L3Harris seeks an experienced Quality Engineer for its Norfolk location to develop, implement, and maintain quality standards and requirements for programs primarily in product development. The role leads material review and corrective-action activities, supports audits and testing, and works with cross-functional teams to apply quality methods. Candidates need relevant quality engineering experience, including experience in a regulated industry; J-STD-001 and WHMA/IPC-A-620 certifications are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality EngineeringQuality Management SystemsISO 9001MIL-SPECGovernment Contract RequirementsCritical ThinkingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationSix SigmaRoot Cause Corrective ActionDMAICDesign for ManufacturabilityJ-STD-001WHMA/IPC-a-620

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Graduate Degree or 8 Years4+ Years Relevant Experience2+ Years Relevant Experience8+ Years Relevant Experience2+ Years Regulated Industry ExperienceJ-STD-001 CertificationWHMA/IPC-a-620 Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

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 Code: 46719

Job Location: Norfolk, VA

Job Schedule: 5/8: Employees work 8 hours per day, 5 days a week

Job Description:

L3 Harris is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join its Norfolk, VA location. The Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining quality standards, methods, instructions and quality requirements on assigned programs that are primarily in the development phase of the product lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

  • Representing Quality Assurance as a member of the Corrective Action Board (CAB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), and Material Review Board (MRB).

  • Leads and drives Material Review Board (MRB) activities and actions applying a Quality framework. Coordinates activities between extended cross-functional teams (e.g., Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, etc.) in support of FRB / FRACAS (Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System).

  • Serves as focal point for driving root cause corrective actions (RCCA) for quality issues supporting development programs (e.g., hardware and software). Utilizes and implements systematic RCCA and Six Sigma methods, tools, and techniques.

  • Supports customer, internal and supplier audits.

  • Participates in Test Readiness Reviews. Supports/witnesses’ inspection and ensures compliance of engineering (formal and dry run) verification, acceptance, and qualification tests (e.g., QCI, QCT, FAT, DVT).

  • Audits the configurations utilized during integration and test activities (e.g., software, firmware versions, hardware versions, traceability to trouble reports (TRs)) as documented by procedures/program plans.

  • Can be delegated as customer representative to witness testing as an independent entity.

  • Define Quality Standards, Identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements and apply Key Process Indicators (e.g., Goals and quality metrics for products) to be flowed as requirements to program teams.

  • Develops Quality Assurance Plans with the participation of cross-functional teams.

  • Position requires allocation of varied assignments, projects, challenges and other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

  • Possess a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

  • Minimum two years’ experience in a MIL-SPEC, or highly regulated compliance industry.

  • Proficient knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, MIL-SPEC and government contract requirements.

  • Must be able to apply critical thinking and can proficiently communicate both written and verbally.

  • Knowledge of Quality Engineering and Advanced Quality principles (Six Sigma methodology, Root Cause/Corrective Action, DMAIC, Design for Manufacturability).

  • Be able to apply concepts and critical thinking along with working with all levels of the organization and production team.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • J-STD-001 certification

  • WHMA/IPC-A-620 certification

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia (Greater D.C. area) is $84,000 - $156,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

#LI-BR2

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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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How this job compares

Set against the 2,900 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–156K/yr
  • Virginia median$90–149K/yr33 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,828 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $120K, is close to the Virginia median midpoint ($120K) — in the middle half of Quality Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 45 open Quality Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,900 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,352 postings).
Education
1,685 of the 2,900 open Quality Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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