Title:  Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 44087

Job Location: Malabar, FL

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

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering to support production of next-generation, high-speed avionics hardware for our Customers. This role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing methods for complex electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and throughput performance. The selected candidate will serve as an experienced manufacturing engineering professional supporting the production of circuit card assemblies (CCA), sub-assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis assemblies, and higher-level system integrations. This individual will independently lead process improvement efforts, drive resolution of manufacturing issues, and work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Test, Reliability, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams to achieve production and program objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Lead manufacturing engineering support for production hardware to ensure safe, repeatable, and efficient processes that meet quality and delivery requirements
• Develop, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes for complex avionics hardware including CCAs, microelectronic assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis, and higher-level assemblies
• Generate, maintain, and improve Assembly Method Sheets (AMS), work instructions, process flows, tooling requirements, and related manufacturing documentation
• Evaluate manufacturing constraints, identify process risks, and implement solutions to improve producibility, first-pass yield, cycle time, and capacity
• Design and develop manufacturing tools, fixtures, and systems with emphasis on mistake-proofing, standardization, ergonomics, and operator effectiveness
• Create manufacturing fixturing using in-house additive manufacturing resources and other appropriate tooling methods
• Drive automation and semi-automation initiatives for manual manufacturing processes such as torque application, chemical dispensing, and similar assembly operations
• Support development, implementation, validation, and programming of smart tools and automated manufacturing equipment
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and support to manufacturing technicians and operators to ensure proper execution of manufacturing processes
• Interface effectively with internal and external customers and serve as a key manufacturing engineering representative across cross-functional teams
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions related to process escapes, nonconformances, recurring defects, and yield issues
• Support MRB activities including disposition of discrepant hardware, defect trend analysis, and implementation of corrective actions
• Review and approve drawing revisions and parts list updates and ensure timely incorporation of engineering changes into production
• Analyze workflow, labor content, line balance, and material flow to improve manufacturing performance and test throughput
• Support lean and continuous improvement initiatives of both technical and operational nature to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Use data, metrics, and trend analysis to monitor process performance and drive measurable improvements
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness activities for new product introduction, process changes, and configuration updates
• Prioritize and execute in an environment with multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance or a FAA Public Trust Clearance

Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with CCA manufacturing processes, cable assemblies, and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Working knowledge and general understanding of IPC -6012, IPC-6013, IPC-A-600 and IPC 6018
• Background in manufacturing of electronics for Military and Government Systems
• Experience in Lean principles; mistake proofing, 3P, 5S+1, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis, Cause & Effect, Gemba, Pull-Flow, etc
• Familiarity in Control or similar MRP based system and Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System
• Experience with Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System (i.e. Fusion V7, FactoryLogix)
• Experience with Automated chemical dispensing process development
• Experience with Automated/Semi-automated torque tools process development
• Knowledge in PTC CREO, technical writing, MS Project and/or MS SharePoint.

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