Associate Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Job Title: Associate Manager Manufacturing Engineering

Job Code: 34372

Job Location: Hanover MD

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Provide leadership and direction to Manufacturing Engineers on their assigned programs. Improve overall manufacturing efficiencies and throughput via process development scheduling process documentation product assembly and production processing problem solving and program management. Design install and debug tooling and capital equipment. Encourage the use of lean/six sigma techniques to smooth production flow and eliminate waste and inefficiency. Also serve as the manufacturing engineer on one or more major production programs; responsible for creating documenting developing and implementing procedures used to assemble process test and manufacture the companys products.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership and guidance to manufacturing engineers on their assigned programs. Responsibilities include planning coordination and leadership to ensure cost schedule and technical performance goals are met.
• Develop and implement plans and strategies for expanding production capabilities and maximizing efficiencies.
• Hire develop and retain manufacturing engineers.
• Supervise coach and remove barriers for manufacturing engineers.
• Develop and implement manufacturing engineering plans and schedules including process flows test and inspection points flow tags assembly aids use of automated test equipment training needs and requirements. This includes development of work instructions test plans test procedures etc.... consistent with program requirements. Set up equipment ensure its satisfactory operation and instruct others to use the equipment properly.
• Recommend optimum partitioning of work for in-house assembly and test versus outsourcing to subcontractors or vendors.
• Support design engineering during the design / development process to ensure that the design represents a cost-effective solution in terms of reliability producibility and supportability and meets the performance requirements over the life of the product. Design tools and/or machines of varying types (some of a very complex nature) for use in the manufacture of company products.

Qualifications:

• Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes projects tactics and employees within a team.
• Strong knowledge and skills within manufacturing and an understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Provide support at configuration control board meetings.
• Interface with vendors and outside sales personnel to evaluate cost estimate and select purchase parts.
• Develop and implement Lean-based standards for manufacturing processes that can be used to assess yield rework and scrap of products produced by the company.
• Ensure conformity to internal safety practices and regulations as well as coordinate companys safety efforts with outside regulatory bodies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent training and education in lean manufacturing.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in Maryland is $104000- $155000. 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 bargaining agreements.