Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Malabar, FL)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing engineering activities for production hardware to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable processes that meet quality and delivery requirements
• Aid in developing, implementing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex avionics hardware including CCAs, microelectronic assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis, and higher-level assemblies
• Create 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 Material Review Board (MRB) activities including review of discrepant hardware, defect trend analysis, and implementation of corrective actions
• 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

Requirements

• 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.
• Experience with CCA manufacturing processes, cable assemblies, and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Working knowledge and general understanding of IPC -6012, IPC-6013, IPC-A-600 and IPC 6018
• Background in manufacturing of electronics for Military and Government Systems
• Experience in Lean principles; mistake proofing, 3P, 5S+, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis, Cause & Effect, Gemba, Pull-Flow, etc
• Familiarity in Control or similar MRP based system and Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System
• Experience with Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System (i.e. Fusion V7, FactoryLogix)
• Experience with Automated chemical dispensing process development
• Experience with Automated/Semi-automated torque tools process development
• Knowledge in PTC CREO, technical writing, MS Project and/or MS SharePoint

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance or a FAA Public Trust Clearance