Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Wilmington, MA

12d•$73,000 - $136,000•Onsite

About The Position

The L3Harris Imaging Division site 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 provides technical manufacturing leadership throughout the lifecycle of key programs. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop and implement production strategies, meet schedule and quality objectives, optimize workflows, identify improvements, and provide technical guidance that supports efficient 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, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior related experience.
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, with 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 with 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, and back up the operations manager during vacation absences.
Lead manufacturing process elements, including optimization of processes, procedures, and production layouts.
Propose, develop, and lead process-improvement and cost-reduction projects, applying lean methods 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.