Rocket Motor Quality Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026. L3Harris Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index.
Job Title: Rocket Motor Quality Engineer
Job Code: 46005
Job Location: Orange, VA
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week
Job Description:
We are seeking a Rocket Motor Quality Engineering Specialist to join our team in Culpeper, VA. This position supports Defense propulsion manufacturing programs and is an exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level. Individuals in this role will gain exposure to some very specialized and unique manufacturing processes in the Aerospace industry.
Essential Functions:
Quality Engineers support defense propulsion programs to ensure customer specifications and engineering requirements are effectively met. Under general direction, this position performs quality engineering assignments requiring a wide application of advanced principles, theories and concepts on the manufacturing floor while working closely with different disciplines in an integrated product team.
- 50% - Provide innovative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical challenges, involving the conventional utilization of quality engineering techniques. Conceive and plan projects involving the development of new methods of dimensional inspection objectives. Review engineering designs and specifications for translation into inspection verification methods.
- 20% - Review manufacturing process planning to ensure compliance with drawing, specification and contractual requirements. Provide technical guidance to less senior quality engineers, inspection, manufacturing and test personnel.
- 10% - Develop, implement and review corrective action and process improvements by benchmarking practices in other related areas.
- 10% - Perform failure mode effect analysis of product design disclosure documents and specifications, utilizing inspection analysis tools and six sigma principles.
- 10% - Determine gage and instrumentation adequacy. Perform gage R & R studies to determine process capabilities, needs and future usage.
- Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
- Travel: 10%.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior Quality Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior Quality Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Quality Engineering experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
- Successful candidates should be detail-oriented, experienced in conducting root cause analysis and recommending data-driven corrective actions.
- CQE or LEAN / Six Sigma certifications strongly desired.
- Aerospace industry experience is highly desired.
- Experience working with and around chemicals and/or explosives is also desirable.
- Working with electrical and mechanical assemblies is a plus.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $73,000 - $135,000. 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 relocation stipend, 401(k), EAP, 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.