Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Richardson, TX - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: Specialist Manufacturing Engineering
Job Number: 37617
Job Location: Richardson TX
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days 4 days a week
Job Description:
L3Harris is searching for a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Unmanned Systems business in Richardson TX. This role is responsible for solving manufacturing problems with innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement in our manufacturing processes be a key part of the Integrated Product Team to develop and execute manufacturing plans and collaborating with other engineering disciplines program management quality assurance and manufacturing. This role is apart of the Agile Development Group which is a division that specializes in developing disruptive next-generation technologies for advanced Unmanned Air Systems (UAS / UAV) advanced radar systems next-generation weapon systems and other RF sensor technologies using small company agility and big company experience.
Essential Functions:
- Investigate and implement alternate/new manufacturing processes and technologies for emerging programs.
- Provide key technical input on all product designs for manufacturing ease and cost considerations. This includes analyzing different design approaches and manufacturing methods.
- Examine early assembly prototyping/testing to provide feedback in the design process.
- Identify and justify capital equipment needs for capacity and capability expansion.
- Provide technical mentorship for team in areas of expertise.
- Contribute to CAM and IPT activities.
- Initiate and review manufacturing workflow and processes/procedures such as:
- Work/assembly instructions.
- Rework and modification instructions.
- Travelers/routers.
- Special process instructions.
- Standard repair instructions.
- Review and approve drawings for the Manufacturing Department (i.e. sign off authority).
- Communicate information between the design and manufacturing teams and ensure that design feedback from manufacturing is relayed to engineering.
- Lead and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives in the organization such as 5S Tool Control etc.
- Up to 5% travel may be required.
- Ability to obtain US Secret Secruity Clearance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related engineering lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Masters degree in relevant engineering field or related field and/or equivalent experience desired.
- Experience and knowledge of manufacturing methods specifically in composites metals and electronics.
- Experience leading small teams.
- Experience with technical writing specifically work instructions and process documentation.
- Experience in aviation or military systems manufacturing.
- Experience with creating and presenting performance metrics.
- Experience with Capital Equipment justification and BOEs.
- Excellent people skills to include collaborating in a multi-disciplinary diverse and dynamic team environment.
- Excellent communication skills (written verbal & presentation).
- Experience in a 3D CAD software. Experience in Creo is preferred.
- Experience with Power BI or data analytics.
- Experience/certification in lean practices; 5S six sigma.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- CNC Programming
- Lean
- Machining
- Tooling
- CAD
- CNC
- Assembly Experience
- SolidWorks
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
About Company
At L3Harris, we anticipate and mitigate risk with agile end-to-end solutions that meet our customers' mission-critical needs across all domains.