Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the company’s success by performing a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of Image Intensifier (I2) tubes.
- Improve and optimize current processes and materials management targeting increased new image intensifier capabilities, manufacturing yield, and/or reduced variance.
- Emphasize improvement of component performance, implementing manufacturing standard work, best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies.
- Measure success by the timely process optimization and supporting implementation of new processes into production, resulting in cost-savings associated with reduced tool down time, improved process yield, and enhanced product performance.
- Provide advanced sustaining engineering support for Image Intensifier manufacturing processes.
- Troubleshoot process and equipment-related issues in real time to minimize production impact.
- Develop, implement, and maintain process controls to improve repeatability and reduce variation.
- Analyze manufacturing, equipment, yield, and defect data to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement in throughput, cycle time, yield, and cost.
- Support and lead material, consumable, tool, and process qualifications.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, quality, and supply chain to resolve complex manufacturing issues.
- Develop and maintain engineering documentation, work instructions, procedures, control plans, and technical reports.
- Mentor less experienced engineers, technicians, and manufacturing personnel as needed.
- Communicate technical issues, recommendations, and business impacts clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- Experience with vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching, materials analysis/characterization, and equipment design.
- Experience using DFM, Six-Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing Principles.
- Experience using DMAIC process and associated tools.
- Experience using statistical software (e.g. Minitab).
- Experience using SQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
Preferred Additional Skills
- Experience with vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching, materials analysis/characterization, and equipment design.
- Experience using DFM, Six-Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing Principles.
- Experience using DMAIC process and associated tools.
- Experience using statistical software (e.g. Minitab).
- Experience using SQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.
Benefits
L3Harris is committed to providing benefits that help our employees thrive. Details on benefits can be found at L3Harris Benefits.
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