Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer, 2nd Shift

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer on 2nd shift (4/10). The role provides direct shop floor engineering support across mechanical, electronic, and electro‑mechanical assemblies, developing processes and work instructions, and enabling smooth production flow.

You will collaborate with operations, quality, planning, and maintenance to improve safety, efficiency, and uptime, while developing PFMEAs, control plans, and process validation. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree with 2+ years in related field.
• 4+ years of work experience related to fabrication or assembly of close tolerance parts.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary 2nd shift manufacturing engineering support for shop floor issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process, equipment, tooling and documentation problems impacting safety, quality, or delivery.
• Analyze production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.
• Develop work instructions, control plans, PFMEAs and process validation plans.
• Interface with vendors and specify equipment; prepare capital equipment requests.

Skills

Shop floor support

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

PFMEA

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidEdge

Minitab

GD&T

Job description

Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 40692

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job Schedule: 2nd Shift - 4/10 (Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days per week)

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Seeking a skilled and energetic Manufacturing Engineer to provide direct support for 2nd shift manufacturing operations. This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness. The successful Manufacturing Engineer will require both strong manufacturing engineering fundamentals and a hands‑on, highly responsive approach to supporting shop floor execution with real‑time support of 2nd shift production activities. The role will work closely with operations, quality, planning, and maintenance teams to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing performance while minimizing downtime and resolving issues quickly during off‑hours operations. The role will also include traditional manufacturing engineering functions such as process development, work instruction creation, tooling support, root cause investigation, process improvement, and production readiness for mechanical, electronic, and electro‑mechanical assemblies.

Essential Functions:

• Provide primary manufacturing engineering support for 2nd shift production, serving as the main manufacturing engineering point of contact for shop floor issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process, equipment, tooling and documentation‑related issues that impact safety, quality, delivery, or production flow.
• Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.
• Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing.
• Train production personnel in new or existing operations.
• Clearly and effectively communicate and document production issues and actions taken with other shifts.
• 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.
• Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
• Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness.
• 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 analysis, capability studies, and gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies.
• 6 years or more experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).
• Less than 10% travel expected.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security clearance.
• Other duties assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related manufacturing experience.
• 4 years or more of work experience related to the fabrication or assembly of close tolerance mechanical, electronic, or electro‑mechanical piece parts.

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.
• Experience with 6σ, 8D, CostPoint, TipQA, GD&T.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.