Title:  Lead, Rubber Insulation Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Lead, Rubber Insulation Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 30415

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is excited to announce an opening for a Rubber Insulation Manufacturing Engineer at our state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Huntsville, AL. This facility is at the forefront of innovation, specializing in the fabrication and assembly of cutting-edge composite rocket motor hardware.  Manufacturing Engineers lead process management activities and create associated documentation for their assigned processes.

Why Join Us?

• Pioneering Projects: Be a key player in specifying, developing, and transitioning manufacturing processes from development to production for industry-leading aerospace hardware.
• Dynamic Team Environment: Join a motivated, self-starting team where your hands-on experience and innovative ideas will drive success.
• Career Growth: Lead critical process management activities and create essential documentation for advanced, man-rated, and high-value aerospace components.
• Impactful Work: Ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance, contributing to state-of-the-art aerospace technology.

What We Offer:

• Challenging and Rewarding Work: Tackle complex engineering challenges that will keep you engaged and intellectually stimulated.
• Professional Development: Benefit from ongoing learning opportunities and career growth within a leading aerospace and defense company.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in an environment that values teamwork and innovation, where your contributions are recognized and rewarded.

This position requires knowledge in rubber molded product used in solid rocket motors.

Essential Job Functions:

• 60% - Plan, develop, initiate, and maintain processes for the fabrication of advanced composite parts, including rubber sheet layup and compression molding. Write programs and create detailed work instructions, procedures, PFMEAs, and JSAs that meet design, process, quality, safety, and environmental requirements. Provide shop floor support for advanced composite manufacturing processes, ensuring expertise in rubber insulation layup is applied to optimize production and maintain high-quality standards.
• 30% - Provide technical guidance and/or training to shop floor, design and management teams.  Analyze engineering drawings and specifications in support of developing robust and advanced part and tooling designs. Interface with all of the related support groups for processes to ensure accuracy, control and safety of the personnel and quality of the hardware.
• 5% - Perform investigations of nonconforming hardware and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
• 5% - Present fabrication processes at customer readiness reviews and present process changes to customers at change board meetings.
• Business travel up to 5% to other L3Harris locations. 
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related engineering experience.
• 3+ years experience with rubber sheet layup, compression molding and curing of molded rubber products.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working with EPDM rubber.
• Experience working with compression molding operations.
• Experience writing specifications for new pieces of equipment.
• Strong GD&T background supporting part validation.
• CAD modeling experience.
• Surface preparation for primary substrates to bond rubber or composite materials.
• Precision assembly of aerospace hardware.
• Experience with operation of robots, presses, ovens, winders, CNC machines, cutting tables and/or autoclaves.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Adaptable to a changing work environment.

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