Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

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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: Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 45418

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

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

Job Description:

This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness.  The successful Manufacturing Engineer will contribute as a member of a program team, providing technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development. This role will also have an emphasis on capital project preparation, justification, execution, along with capital project management.  Activities include development of production processes, procedures, and layouts for mechanical, electronic, and electro-mechanical assemblies. Manufacturing Engineers also support production through operator training, process issue resolution, and monitoring and evaluating existing operations for opportunities to improve efficiency, first pass yield, and scrap rates. 

Essential Functions:

Analyze engineering design documents and develop the methods, processes, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. required to fabricate the specified product.Develop and prepare work instructions, control plans, Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), and process validation plans.Lead the set-up and validation of new production lines.Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing.Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness.Train production personnel in new or existing operations.Interface with equipment vendors and specify equipment through writing Statement of Requirements documents.Prepare capital equipment requests.Manage capital project execution.Design layout of equipment and workspaces.Prepare reports and white papers summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.Conduct capacity analyses, capability studies, and gage repeatability and reproducibility studies.Less than 10% travel expected.Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant manufacturing experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related manufacturing experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical EngineeringExperience in the defense or aerospace industryExperience in capital project justificationBroad knowledge of project managementExperience with pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, electronics soldering, conformal coating, packaging, X-ray inspection, laser welding, robotics, and control systemsExperience with ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, and ANSI Y14.5Experience with SolidEdge and MinitabExperience with 6sig, 8D, CostPoint, TipQA, GD&T6 years or more of work experience related to the fabrication or assembly of close tolerance mechanical, electronic, or electro-mechanical piece parts.8 years or more with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel). 

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