Lead, Manufacturing Engineering

Job Title: Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 42596

Job Location: Huntsville AL- AMF South

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days 4 days a week

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a proactive Lead Manufacturing Engineer with a strong desire for problem-solving to join our dynamic team at L3Harris in Huntsville AL.

Working for Critical Process Task Force team supporting manufacturing operations across organization.

In this role you will support the identification analysis and resolution of manufacturing challenges thereby contributing to operational efficiency and product quality. Your role will help develop practical solutions to production issues improve production performance and support the team as it works through technical challenges.

As a collaborative and resourceful member of our cross-functional team you will apply analytical skills and an innovative mindset to troubleshoot learn quickly and improve our manufacturing processes. Your adaptability and critical thinking will be important as you work through a range of engineering challenges with guidance from more senior team members. We are eager to welcome an individual who is passionate about problem-solving thrives in a manufacturing environment and is committed to excellence.

Essential Functions:

• Support resolution of manufacturing issues to improve safety quality delivery cost and production efficiency.
• Assist with implementing corrective actions and process improvements that address production challenges reduce waste and strengthen operational performance.
• Partner with Operations Quality Supply Chain Design Engineering and other stakeholders to help remove technical and execution barriers.
• Follow improve and uphold manufacturing standards processes and execution discipline while maintaining a hands-on problem-solving approach.
• Participate in root cause investigations and apply Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma and other structured problem-solving methods to support continuous improvement.
• Interpret technical process and production data and communicate findings clearly to support team decisions and actions.
• Ability to obtain US Secret Security Clearance.
• Travel: 15%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior Manufacturing/Engineering experience; or a Graduate Degree and a minimum 7 years of prior Manufacturing/Engineering experience; or in lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior Manufacturing/Engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience supporting manufacturing engineering production support or continuous improvement efforts in aerospace defense automotive or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma RCCA statistical process control or equivalent structured problem-solving methods.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings manufacturing work instructions routers and technical data packages.
• Experience with ERP/MRP MES PLM or similar tools used to support manufacturing execution.
• CREO experience is desired.
• PLC Programming experience is a plus.
• Compression molding experience is a plus.

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