Lead, Surface Mount Technology Manufacturing & Process Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Palm Bay, FL

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About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a highly experienced Surface Mount Technology Manufacturing & Process Engineer to lead and drive manufacturing activities in a development and deliverable manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in highly complex and advanced electronic manufacturing with a strong background on development processes related to space, avionics, and ground complex hardware. The type of hardware produced at this L3Harris location is often complex, containing circuit card assemblies, microelectronics assemblies, cable harnesses, multi-chip modules and higher-level system assemblies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding and experience with IPC and J-STD-001 Class 3, and Space Addendum.
• Exposure to automated SMT line, knowledge of reflow profiling, AOI, and X-RAY inspection.
• Familiarity with cleanliness systems, conformal coating, UV cure systems and/or plasma treatment.
• Capability to run DOE/statistical experiment for process optimization with focus on creating and executing control plans, capability studies and SPCs.
• Experience leading yield improvement initiative with quantifiable results.
• Strong technical writing ability for process documentation and training material.
• Strong communication skills include the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers, management, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, qualification, and continuous improvement of complex electronic manufacturing processes for high-reliability, low-volume, high-mix space electronic assemblies.
• Serve as the in-house SMT and ruggedization process expert, with direct hands-on experience in surface mount technology, selective solder, cleanliness, ruggedization and offline processes.
• Define, optimize, and control manufacturing processes including SMT, hand soldering, CCA cleaning, ruggedization, and offline operations.
• Develop process documentation (e.g., work instructions, visual aids, travelers, and control plans).
• Identify and implement lean manufacturing and Six Sigma-based process improvements to improve yield, throughput, and reliability.
• Drive best practices in equipment setup, operator utilization, and fixture/tooling design for manufacturing scalability.
• Provide proactive design-for-manufacturing (DFM), design-for-assembly (DFA) and design-for-rework ability (DFR) feedback to design teams during proposal, prototype, and production phases.
• Partner with design engineering, manufacturing engineering, to develop build strategies, cost estimates, and process flows for new products.
• Participate in engineering change reviews, BOM validation, and assembly drawing reviews to ensure producibility.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional environment with design, quality, and production teams to support technical readiness and manufacturability.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action efforts related to production yield issues, and test failures.
• Drive day-to-day support to operations teams in resolving process deviations, tooling issues, and non-conformances.
• Monitor production metrics and defect trends; use statistical analysis to identify systemic issues and drive data-driven improvements.
• Utilize SPC, Pareto analysis, PFMEAs, and process capability studies to validate process stability and effectiveness.
• Serve as a mentor to early-career engineers and technicians, promoting strong engineering fundamentals, hands-on troubleshooting, and ownership mindset.
• Champion a culture of technical excellence, safety, and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor.
• Contribute and support to capital equipment justification, equipment factory layouts.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree