Associate Manufacturing Engineer: NPI & Process Improvement

Harris Geospatial Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in San Diego is seeking an Associate, Manufacturing Engineer to support high‑reliability electronic hardware production, including SMT soldering, mechanical integration and environmental testing. You will help establish work instructions, procedures and labor standards while assisting senior engineers with NPI and process improvements.

The role targets new graduates or recent grads, offering hands‑on experience, cross‑functional IPT collaboration, and exposure to cost

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering or related field, or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Implement and analyze manufacturing plans and projects.
• Design, develop, and transfer manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems.
• Develop manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes.
• Interface with engineering to coordinate the release of new products.
• Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines.
• Maintain records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations.
• Work closely with cross-functional IPTs to oversee development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production.
• Create work instructions, assembly routings, and establish labor/cycle time standards.
• Perform economic analyses to identify and address variances in planned labor and cycle times.
• Maintain manufacturing processes and oversee process equipment.
• Develop/procure manufacturing tooling and qualify materials required for new product introduction (NPI).
• Attend daily shift huddles and support product line KPIs.
• Support root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to address product non-conformances.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in San Diego is seeking an Associate, Manufacturing Engineer to support high‑reliability electronic hardware production, including SMT soldering, mechanical integration and environmental testing. You will help establish work instructions, procedures and labor standards while assisting senior engineers with NPI and process improvements.

The role targets new graduates or recent grads, offering hands‑on experience, cross‑functional IPT collaboration, and exposure to cost