Specialist, Material Process Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$88,500 - $164,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Materials Process Engineer to join the engineering materials process team at its Canoga Park, California site. The role supports welding process development, qualification, and production for metallic components across missile system programs. Working under general supervision, the engineer applies practical knowledge of welding, brazing, heat treatment, and emerging manufacturing technologies to solve engineering problems and improve processes in support of program requirements. The position involves developing and qualifying processes for aerospace materials, supporting production operations, documenting processes in accordance with applicable standards, investigating hardware issues, and collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional engineering and quality teams. Travel to supplier facilities and other company locations may be required, up to 25%. The candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of related material process engineering experience; or a graduate degree or equivalent and 0–2 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of related material process engineering experience.
Experienced welding engineer with proficient knowledge of aerospace welding processes, manufacturing operations, and materials joining technologies.
Must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, or Metallurgical Engineering.
Prior aerospace or defense welding engineering experience, including hands-on knowledge of welding process qualification and production support.
Experience with fusion welding processes such as GTAW, EBW, PAW, or LBW on aerospace metallic materials.
Familiarity with brazing process development and qualification in accordance with AWS C3.6 or AMS 2675.
Experience with heat treatment processes for aerospace metallic materials, including solution treatment, aging, stress relief, and annealing under applicable AMS specifications.
Experience with metal additive manufacturing processes such as LPBF or DED and their application to aerospace components.
Familiarity with NADCAP special process accreditation requirements for welding, brazing, and heat treatment.
AWS Certified Welding Engineer (CWE) or Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.

Responsibilities

Develop, qualify, and optimize welding processes for aerospace metallic components, including titanium alloys, nickel-based superalloys, stainless steels, and high-strength steels, in accordance with applicable specifications and program requirements.
Support production welding operations by troubleshooting process issues, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement to ensure hardware quality and schedule compliance.
Author and maintain welding process specifications, work instructions, weld procedure specifications (WPS), and procedure qualification records (PQR) in compliance with applicable standards, including AWS, AMS, and MIL-SPEC.
Support brazing process development and qualification, including process parameter development, joint design review, and documentation.
Assist with heat treatment process planning and oversight for welded and brazed metallic assemblies, ensuring compliance with applicable material and process specifications.
Support development and integration of additive manufacturing processes for metallic components.
Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations on non-conforming weld hardware and support disposition of non-conformance reports (NCRs).
Interface with suppliers on welding and special process approvals, source qualification, and hardware quality issue resolution.
Collaborate with design engineering, stress analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure joining process solutions meet program and customer requirements.
Prepare technical reports, data packages, process documentation, and engineering dispositions for missile program welding and joining activities.
Travel up to 25% to supplier facilities and other company locations as required.
Be able to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.