Job Title:  Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Testing)

Job Code: 17130

Job Location: Hanover, MD

Schedule: 9/80

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

Manufacturing Test Engineer is responsible for manufacturing, integration, and testing a wide range of products and systems. Responsibilities include coordinating with the design team to determine test parameters, producing test documentation, troubleshooting, and performing quality assurance procedures. A manufacturing test engineer must also assess the existing test procedures to identify its strengths and weaknesses, implementing solutions as needed. Furthermore, they may assist the quality assurance teams in conducting tests, all while enforcing the company's policies and regulations. Develops manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes. Actively participates with engineering project teams to coordinate the release of new products. Estimates and tracks manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines. Maintains records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to define test strategies and fixtures.
• Contribute to test execution, documentation and analysis of results.
• Design and construct electrical test stations per test specifications for testing electronic assemblies.
• Debugging production test stations and implement and maintain test equipment for production lines.
• Support the Product Development Team to meet schedule, quality and cost expectations.
• Work with Operations, Engineering, Quality and other support staff to develop and implement improvements related to production flow including test time reduction and quality improvements.
• Support the operations strategic plan and maintain its alignment to the overall program strategic plan.
• Interface with other Operations leaders as well as cross functional/ cross departmental teams.
• Provide operations cost estimates for proposals and maintain accountability for meeting the estimates.

Qualifications:

• Requires proficient knowledge of job area.
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with manufacturing test measurements - experience with voltage, current, power analyzers.
• Familiarity with test fixture design and implementation.
• Experience with 3D modelling and 3D printing a plus.
• Team player with good communication skills and the ability to train less experienced team members.
• Ability to debug from system down to component level. Should be able to understand schematics and be comfortable using common lab equipment such as: DMM, Scopes, Logic analyzers, PSUs, Signal generators, etc.
• Strong CAD and mechanical fabrication skills
• Develop dashboards to visualization and communicate key metrics
• Previous experience in defense contracting.
• Knowledge of lean techniques may be advantageous