About the role#
As a Quality Engineering Intern, you will support quality activities for developmental, production, and aftermarket contracts. You will help ensure programs meet all contractual quality requirements and company policies. This role involves working directly with manufacturing teams to maintain quality standards throughout the product lifecycle.
What you'll do#
- Provide frontline support for manufacturing, including inspection, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Evaluate customer returns and in-process defects while implementing containment and corrective actions.
- Guide cross-functional teams through problem-solving to identify root causes.
- Contribute to the L3Harris Zero Defect Plan program.
- Analyze data and metrics to prioritize improvement activities.
- Attend program status, scrum, and manufacturing meetings.
- Review new contracts to determine quality assurance requirements.
- Participate in Engineering design reviews and evaluate engineering drawings.
- Collaborate with Engineering to define Critical to Quality test requirements.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering to create test plans and processes.
- Assist Supplier Quality in flowing down requirements to subcontractors.
- Help develop process layouts, build plans, work instructions, and visual aids.
- Prepare or support the preparation of cost estimates.
What you'll need#
- You must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
Location & details#
- Location: Rochester, New York.
- Schedule: 9/80 schedule, which includes 80 hours over 9 days with every other Friday off.
- Type: Full-time, on-site, paid internship.
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies operates in the defense and space manufacturing sector. The company provides technology solutions for space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. It maintains headquarters in Melbourne, Florida. The organization functions as a public company with over 31,000 employees.
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