Senior SMT Manufacturing Engineer — NPI & Process Excellence

L3Harris

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 96,000 - 178,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
EAP
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris in San Diego is seeking a Senior SMT Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering activities for high-reliability CCAs used in satellite telemetry, tracking, and command equipment.

You will perform hands-on tasks such as pick-and-place programming, reflow profile development, tooling creation, and process optimization, while collaborating with vendors and internal technicians to ensure maintenance and upgrades of SMT equipment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; 6+ years SMT experience.
  • 5+ years SMT process experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, 10 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production.
  • Perform Design for Manufacturability (DFM) assessments for PCBs/CCAs.
  • Establish manufacturing processes, validate equipment, develop tooling, and qualify materials for new product introduction (NPI).
  • Create work instructions, assembly routings, and labor/cycle time standards; perform economic analyses.
  • Attend daily shift huddles and weekly scheduling meetings to optimize SMT equipment utilization.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for non-conformances.

Skills

SMT process experience
Leadership
Communication
DFM assessments
NPI transfer
Process optimization
Equipment troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree

Tools

MyData pick-and-place
PADS
Valor
CircuitCam
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
3D Printing

Job description

L3Harris in San Diego is seeking a Senior SMT Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering activities for high-reliability CCAs used in satellite telemetry, tracking, and command equipment.

You will perform hands-on tasks such as pick-and-place programming, reflow profile development, tooling creation, and process optimization, while collaborating with vendors and internal technicians to ensure maintenance and upgrades of SMT equipment.

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