Title:  Specialist, Manufacturing Welding Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Welding Engineer

Job Code: 35087

Job Location: Onsite at our Canoga Park, CA facility

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Shfit: 2nd Shift - 10% Shift Differential Pay

Job Description:

We are seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Welding Engineer to join our team in Canoga Park, CA. This position develops, implements and analyzes manufacturing engineering plans and projects and communicates them to internal and external customers.

Job Duties Include:

• Defining and transfering manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies and systems.
• Developing manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes.
• Developing weld schedules and overseeing welds on RS25 rocket engines, THAAD vehicles and other advanced programs.
• Supporting GTA welding operations including but not limited to orbital and manual weld.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee and troubleshoot critical weldments ensuring best practices for weld fit-up, cleanliness requirements and weld parameters are followed. This includes daily support to hardware flow. 
• Develop weld parameters and document best practices to support production.
• Perform work to meet program targets and schedules.
• Define weld machine/specification requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis and complete corrective action determinations accurately and in a timely manner.
• Accurately report problems, solutions, and results, in concise written and oral communications. Communicate effectively between team members and customer counterparts.

Basic Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with tube bending and metal fitting. Understanding of weld fixtures and pre-weld / post weld locations.
• Experience working as a weld engineer or weld technician in aerospace working with nickel, stainless, ferrous and aluminum alloys.
• Experience working with Torch Weld Jigs (TWJ), setting weldments up for exact shrinkages to fit TWJ post weld.
• Process capability and statistical analysis experience.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas 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.

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