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Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

L3HARRIS Technologies

Cincinnati, OH · Posted September 28, 2026

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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 45130

Job Location: Cincinnati ( Batavia), Ohio

Job Schedule: 4 X 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 project design team, providing technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development. 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

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

Actively participate in Failure Review Board (FRB) investigations

Prepare tooling cost and engineering labor estimates for proposal responses

Less than 10% travel expected

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience OR 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.

6 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 of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel)

Able to obtain secret level clearance.

Base on site requirements, must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Bachelors degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Experience in the defense or aerospace industry

Experience with pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, electronics soldering, conformal coating, packaging, X-ray inspection, laser welding, robotics, and control systems

Experience with ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, and ANSI Y14.5

Experience with SolidEdge and Minitab

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