Job Title: Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineering

Job Code: SAS20230405-100435

Job Location: North Amityville NY

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing in the development and improvement of manufacturing processes site wide. The type of hardware produced at this L3Harris location is often complex, containing circuit card assemblies, pneumatically driven mechanical assemblies, structural assemblies, antennas, cable harnesses and higher-level system assemblies. This position will focus on the release systems and antenna products produced on site.

Essential Functions:

• Developing, configuring, and optimizing industrial processes from inception through to start up and certification
• Participate in reviews and respond to plant production quality issues.
• Designing and implementing manufacturing tools and fixtures
• Use of Lean Six Sigma tools to lead development and implementation of Lean Initiatives to drive continuous product improvements, integrate automation solutions and increase yield.
• Generate manufacturing assembly documentation and provide direct support of personnel in the day-to-day execution of the manufacturing, inspection, and test operations
• Lead reviews of the manufacturing processes for quality compliance and efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability using FMEA & DOE techniques to determine root cause and execute corrective actions of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, test failures, etc.
• Collaborates with Design Engineering to review and evaluate New Product Development (NPD) drawings, drive new designs toward optimized production processes which ensure the producibility of the hardware, engage with Suppliers early in the Design process
• Analyze ECOs (engineering change orders) impact to Operations including, material in stock, work in process, and work outsourced to suppliers

Qualifications:

• Requires practical knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering. Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• DoD experience preferred
• Proficiency in CAD prefer AUTOCAD or PTC Creo, to design manufacturing tools and fixtures preferred.
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills, able to work successfully both independently with minimal oversight and in a Team environment
• Good communication skills, including the ability to generate and deliver effective presentations to Customers (such as Manufacturing Readiness Reviews), Management and peers
• Proficient computer skills, including MS Office
• Support 5S improvement activities
• Knowledge of MRP and development of MBOMs
• Experience in developing manufacturing processes and transferring such to production
• Identify and facilitate implementation of facilities changes as required to support rate