Manufacturing Execution Systems Specialist

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, delivering end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Engineer to support the design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of MES solutions across our manufacturing operations. This role will serve as a key link between production, quality, engineering, and IT teams to ensure efficient execution of manufacturing processes, real-time production visibility, and compliance with operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and support the build and modification of mechanical and electronics systems including procurement support, assembly method/work instruction generation, tooling design support, material/process development, facilities/equipment planning, implementation of design changes, and resolution of manufacturing, quality, and reliability issues
• Design, configure, implement, and support Manufacturing Execution System solutions for production environments
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements
• Translate production workflows into MES system functionality, including routing, work instructions, data collection, traceability, and reporting
• Support integration between MES, ERP, test software and other applications
• Troubleshoot and debug MES-related issues and provide timely resolution to minimize production downtime
• Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for process automation and operational improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 4 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Working experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems

Skills

• Experience with electro-optical systems products
• Knowledge and experience in the following:
  • ASP.NET Framework
  • SQL
  • C#
  • JavaScript (jQuery)
  • HTML/CSS
  • Requirements analysis
  • SQL Server performance tuning
  • API development
  • Visual Studio
  • SQL Server Management Studio
  • BitBucket
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • IIS
  • Microsoft SQL Server

Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.