Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineering

L3Harris•Wilmington, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Imaging Division in Wilmington, Massachusetts, designs and produces space-based optical telescopes for small satellites, serving commercial and military customers as well as NASA. The Operations Organization is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support key programs as the business scales its production processes amid significant revenue growth. The role contributes technical manufacturing leadership throughout program lifecycles, supports decision-making and continuous improvement, and works with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on schedule and to high quality standards. The position focuses on optimizing workflows, improving processes, and providing technical guidance to support effective production operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Science discipline and at least 5 years of prior relevant experience; or a Master’s degree in an Engineering or Science discipline and at least 3 years of prior related experience; or at least 10 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Electrical or electro-mechanical engineering experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Optical engineering experience.
Experience with MS Project.
Experience with DFMA.
Strong problem-solving capability and people skills, and 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/ISO 9001 industry standards.
Experience fabricating reflectors, lenses, electrical assemblies, or performing opto/mechanical alignment.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute manufacturing engineering activities for the assembly and integration of opto-electromechanical assemblies.
Lead design changes in coordination with design engineering to address technical, operational, and obsolescence issues.
Develop scalable processes from technical documentation and create manufacturing procedures and routers.
Interface with and direct technicians and other operations personnel; back up the operations manager during vacations.
Lead optimization of manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts.
Propose, develop, and lead process-improvement and cost-reduction projects, applying lean practices to the production cell.
Support capacity planning and shop-floor layout for program changes.
Support production schedule development and execution from new product introduction through low-rate repeat-build manufacturing.