Job Title: Senior Associate Manufacturing Engineering  

Job Number: 19028

Job Location: Millersville, MD

Job Schedule: 9/80; On-site

Job Description:

At L3Harris in Millersville, MD we manufacture Towed Arrays as part of Integrated Mission Systems. As a manufacturing engineer for the organization, you are responsible for implementing and optimizing manufacturing processes to increase production efficiency and product quality. The manufacturing engineer will work cross-functionally with a team of design engineers, quality engineers and operations to identify and resolve production issues and ultimately increase operator throughput.

Within this role, it is essential to be someone that is respectful and collaborative with both operators and the engineering team. It is optimal to be an individual who is curios and eager to learn to assist in problem solving efforts. Lastly, it is important to have worked in a manufacturing environment previously to share new ideas and systems that could aid in development of new products and changes within the production lines.

Essential Functions:

• Solve manufacturing problems with innovative solutions.
• Own continuous improvement in our processes and documentation on multiple production programs
• Support transition from engineering development to manufacturing.
• Investigate and implement alternate/new manufacturing processes and technologies to help continuously improve our processes.
• Provide key technical input on all product designs for manufacturing ease and cost considerations. This includes analyzing different design approaches and manufacturing methods.
• Examine early assembly prototyping/testing to provide feedback in the design process.
• Create assembly instructions and routings.
• Review and approve drawings for the Manufacturing Department
• Communicate information between the design and manufacturing teams and ensure that design feedback from manufacturing is relayed to engineering.
• Lead and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives in the organization such as 5S, Tool Control, etc.
• Physical Requirements (such as ability to lift to 45 lbs.)

Qualifications: 

• Experience and knowledge of manufacturing methods, specifically in soldering and electronics assembly.
• Experience with technical writing, specifically work instructions and process documentation.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products and 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Basic understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Experience with 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
• Experience with SQL or data analytics
• Experience/certification in lean practices; 5S, six sigma, etc.
• Experience with soldering, fiber optics, and IPC/MIL standards
• Experience with MRP systems such as Costpoint/SAP/Oracle
• Previous experience in Manufacturing

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $70,500k - $130,500k. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective