Lead, Manufacturing Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Wilmington, MA

20h•$96,000 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Space & Mission Systems in Wilmington, Massachusetts, designs and produces space-based optical telescopes for satellites and optical systems for commercial, military, and NASA missions. The Operations Organization is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to support key programs at the Imaging Division as it scales production in response to significant revenue growth. The role contributes technical manufacturing leadership throughout the lifecycle of key programs and helps improve manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness. The Lead Manufacturing Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop and implement production strategies that meet schedule and quality goals. The position provides technical guidance, optimizes manufacturing workflows, and identifies and leads process improvements to support reliable execution of production activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of related experience.
Ability to obtain a secret or top-secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with optical engineering.
Strong problem-solving capability and people skills, including the ability to conduct presentations for internal and external customers.
Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
CAD training in SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
Knowledge of program and project management techniques and tools.
Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 industry standards.
Experience fabricating reflectors, lenses, and electrical assemblies, and performing optomechanical alignment.
Experience with NPI.
A proven track record of solving complex engineering problems and implementing innovative solutions in a manufacturing environment.
Design-for-manufacturing (DFM) experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute manufacturing engineering activities for the assembly and integration of electromechanical assemblies.
Serve as the technical lead on critical satellite payload programs.
Develop scalable processes from technical documentation and create manufacturing procedures and routers.
Propose, develop, and lead process-improvement and cost-reduction projects, applying lean practices in the production cell.
Lead optimization of manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts.
Lead design changes in coordination with design engineering to address technical, operational, and obsolescence issues.
Interface with and direct technicians and other operations personnel; back up the operations manager during vacation.
Support capacity planning and lab-space layout for program changes.
Lead design-for-manufacturing activities during programs’ NPI phase.