Manufacturing Engineer Specialist – Avionics & Complex Assemblies

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering to support the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing methods for complex electronic, optical, and electro-mechanical assemblies, with emphasis on safety, quality, delivery, and throughput.

The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, and Program teams to address manufacturing issues and meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing engineering activities for production hardware to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable processes that meet quality and delivery requirements
• Assist in developing, implementing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex avionics hardware including CCAs, microelectronic assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis, and higher-level assemblies
• Generate, update, and maintain Assembly Method Sheets (AMS), work instructions, process flows, tooling requirements, and related manufacturing documentation
• Support evaluation of manufacturing constraints and implementation of process improvements to improve producibility, yield, cycle time, and throughput
• Design and develop manufacturing tools, fixtures, and process aids with emphasis on standardization, mistake-proofing, and operator effectiveness
• Create manufacturing fixturing using in-house additive manufacturing resources and other appropriate tooling methods
• Support automation and semi-automation initiatives for manual manufacturing processes such as torque application, chemical dispensing, and similar assembly operations
• Provide day-to-day technical support to manufacturing technicians and operators to ensure proper execution of manufacturing processes
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers regarding manufacturing issues, priorities, and status
• Support root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions related to nonconformances, recurring defects, process escapes, and yield issues
• Support MRB activities including review of discrepant hardware, defect trend analysis, and implementation of corrective actions
• Review drawing revisions and parts list updates for manufacturing impact and support incorporation of engineering changes into production
• Analyze workflow, labor content, and material flow to support improvements in manufacturing 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 and process metrics to identify trends and support manufacturing performance improvements
• Prioritize and execute in an environment with multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance (TS/SCI with Poly)

Skills

Lean principles

Gemba

Value Stream Mapping

Root Cause Analysis

Mistake proofing

5S+1

Experience with IPC standards

PTC CREO

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Graduate Degree in a related field

Tools

Aegis MES

Fusion V7

FactoryLogix

IPC standards knowledge

Printed circuit board design/assembly knowledge

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering to support the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing methods for complex electronic, optical, and electro-mechanical assemblies, with emphasis on safety, quality, delivery, and throughput.

The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, and Program teams to address manufacturing issues and meet customer requirements.