Lead Production Engineer for New Defense Manufacturing

Jobtome; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Lead Project Engineer (Responsible Engineer Authority) to establish and ramp up new production lines for critical defense programs.

The role requires extensive experience in engineering leadership, manufacturing process development, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and safe, compliant operations on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant Project Engineering experience; OR Graduate Degree with 7+ years; OR 13 years in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead setup, launch, and optimization of new manufacturing lines, including equipment selection and workflow design.
• Determine approaches to objectives with a solid understanding of engineering principles.
• Real-time WIP NC prioritization, repair, scrap evaluation and coordination.

Skills

Project leadership

Manufacturing setup

Root cause analysis

CAD

DFMEA/PFMEA

Process optimization

RCCA

Security clearance

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

MS in Engineering

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Analysis tools

MS Office

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Lead Project Engineer (Responsible Engineer Authority) to establish and ramp up new production lines for critical defense programs.

The role requires extensive experience in engineering leadership, manufacturing process development, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and safe, compliant operations on site.