Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

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. 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. Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer Job Code: 42638 Job Location: Palm Bay, FL Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off.

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering to support our Strategic Missions Division. This role supports the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing methods for complex electronic, optical, and electro-mechanical assemblies, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, and throughput. The selected candidate will support the production of circuit card assemblies (CCA), sub-assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis assemblies, and higher-level system integrations. This individual will work closely with Operations, Quality, Test, Reliability, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams to address manufacturing issues, improve process efficiency, and support production execution to meet customer requirements. This position requires strong technical aptitude, the ability to manage multiple assignments in a production environment, and experience with electronics manufacturing processes, tooling, process documentation, and continuous improvement. Familiarity with printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly processes is beneficial.   Essential Functions: Support manufacturing engineering activities for production hardware to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable processes that meet quality and delivery requirements Assist in developing, implementing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex avionics hardware including CCAs, microelectronic assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis, and higher-level assemblies Generate, update, and maintain 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 MRB activities including review of discrepant hardware, defect trend analysis, and implementation of corrective actions Review drawing revisions and parts list updates for manufacturing impact and support incorporation of engineering changes into production Analyze workflow, labor content, and material flow to support improvements in manufacturing and test throughput