The Specialist Manufacturing Engineer at L3Harris Technologies designs, develops, and maintains advanced composite manufacturing processes for aerospace hardware fabrication. This role involves creating detailed documentation, providing technical guidance, supporting shop floor operations, and ensuring quality and safety compliance in a high-tech manufacturing environment. The position requires expertise in composite materials, process management, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to meet operational goals and customer requirements.
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Code: 23308
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking a Specialist Manufacturing Engineer to work at our new state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Huntsville, AL, which will be our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of composite rocket motor hardware.
The Specialist Manufacturing Engineer is an experienced professional with proficient knowledge of job area and practical knowledge of project management. They may manage projects or processes with general supervision. They will communicate with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures. They recommend enhancements to systems and processes, and they work to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.
This is a dynamic team that requires motivated, self-starting individuals with prior composite manufacturing experience. Manufacturing Engineers lead process management activities and create associated documentation for their assigned processes. They must be able to follow company procedures and requirements for the manufacture of advanced, man-rated, and high value aerospace hardware.
Essential Functions:
Plan, develop, initiate and maintain processes for the fabrication of advanced composite parts.
Create detailed work instructions, procedures, PFMEAs, and JSAs that meet design, process, quality, safety, and environmental requirements.
Provide shop floor support of advanced composite manufacturing processes.
Provide technical guidance and/or training to shop floor, design and management teams.
Analyze engineering drawings and specifications in support of developing robust and advanced part and tooling designs.
Interface with all related support groups for processes to ensure accuracy, control and safety of the personnel and quality of the hardware.
Perform investigations of nonconforming hardware and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
Present fabrication processes at customer readiness reviews and present process changes to customers at change board meetings.
Less than 5% travel maybe required to support suppliers or other manufacturing sites.
Occasional off-shift and weekend work required to support manufacturing schedules.
Ability to obtain US Security Clearence.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Hand layup and cure of insulation, composite and/or other materials is strongly desired.
Strong GD&T background supporting part validation is desired.
CAD modeling experience is desired.
Surface preparation for primary substrates to bond rubber or composite materials is desired.
Compression molding with rubber, molding compounds, and/or prepreg is desired.
Composite tape-wrapping experience is desired.
Experience with composite rocket motor nozzle fabrication is desired.
Structural bonding of metallic and composite substrates is desired.
Programming and operation of composite cure ovens is desired.
Composite filament winding experience is desired (multi-axis filament wind machine operation experience is a plus).
Precision assembly of aerospace hardware is desired.
Experience with operation of robots, presses, ovens, winders, CNC machines, cutting tables and/or autoclaves is desired.
Knowledge of composite materials, including the behavior of different fibers (carbon, glass, aramid) and resin systems is desired.
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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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