Specialist, Industrial Engineer

Job Code: 45457 | Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT | Job Schedule: 9/80 1st Shift

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high‑performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Employees share a dedication to customers’ missions and professional growth, working in an inclusive, engaging environment that promotes work‑life success. The company’s culture focuses on values, community dedication, and excellence, positioning L3Harris as the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech, delivering end‑to‑end technology solutions across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains for national security.

Responsibilities

The Industrial Engineer will lead initiatives to increase productivity, performance, and profitability across the product manufacturing lifecycle. Key activities include analyzing data and applying statistical methods to optimize production processes, modeling manufacturing processes to identify improvement areas, and evaluating manufacturing KPIs to drive change. The role also involves preparing and delivering analytical and business results to management of operations, manufacturing, and engineering functions, and coordinating closely with Manufacturing Personnel, Engineering, Production Planning and Scheduling, Finance and other disciplines as required. The engineer may provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees, and may manage projects at this level with responsibility for reviewing others’ work products.

• Lead or contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations using Lean Six Sigma methodologies and advanced industrial engineering principles.
• Develop complex capacity assessments and conduct simulation process modeling for manufacturing planning and execution.
• Establish, measure, and evaluate manufacturing metrics for key manufacturing processes and products.
• Create and maintain production metrics and dashboards to track KPIs and identify areas for improvement.
• Support root cause analysis investigations using data analysis and implement corrective actions for quality and process issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (engineering, operations, quality, etc.) to resolve technical challenges and improve manufacturing capabilities.
• Effectively communicate and present technical findings and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Mentor and train production teams on lean manufacturing principles and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant engineering experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related engineering experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience

Skills

• Proficiency with statistical software such as Minitab or JMP
• Proficiency with FlexSim simulation software
• Proficiency with AI analysis tools such as Prodex Labs or Claude for Excel
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification