Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Specialist Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 43280

Job Location: Carlsbad CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist Manufacturing Engineering to support our Strategic Missions Division at our Carlsbad CA location. 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 opto-electrical and mechanical 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 optical assemblies 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
• Support lean and continuous improvement initiatives of both technical and operational nature to reduce waste and improve safety quality delivery and cost
• Use data and process metrics to identify trends and support manufacturing performance improvements
• Prioritize and execute in an environment with multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
  
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance (TS/SCI with Poly)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with CCA manufacturing processes cable assemblies fiber optics and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Working knowledge and general understanding of IPC -6012 IPC-6013 IPC-A-600 and IPC 6018
• Background in manufacturing of electronics for Military and Government Systems
• Experience in Lean principles; mistake proofing 3P 5S1 Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Root Cause Analysis Cause & Effect Gemba Pull-Flow etc
• Familiarity in Control or similar MRP based system and Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System
• Experience with Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System (i.e. Fusion V7 FactoryLogix)
• Experience with Automated chemical dispensing process development
• Experience with Automated/Semi-automated torque tools process development
• Knowledge in PTC CREO technical writing MS Project and/or MS SharePoint.
• TS or higher U.S. Government Security Clearance