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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