Assoc. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Associate Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Job Code: 40378

Job Location: Camden, NJ (On-Site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular (9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

Provide leadership and direction to Manufacturing Engineers on their assigned programs.  Oversee the creation and maintenance of manufacturing documentation including, but not limited to,: work instructions, production routings, flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, cycle time analysis, and line balancing. Improve overall manufacturing efficiencies and throughput via process development, scheduling, process documentation, product assembly and production processing, problem solving and program management. Encourage the use of lean/six sigma techniques to smooth production flow and eliminate waste and inefficiency. Also serve as the lead manufacturing engineer on one or more development programs.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership and guidance to manufacturing engineers on their assigned programs. Responsibilities include planning, coordination, and leadership to ensure cost, schedule, and technical performance goals are met.
• Develop and implement plans and strategies for expanding production capabilities and maximizing efficiencies.
• Hire, develop, and retain manufacturing engineers.
• Supervise, coach, and remove barriers for manufacturing engineers.
• Develop and implement manufacturing engineering plans and schedules including process flows, test and inspection points, assembly aids, use of automated test equipment, training needs and requirements. 
• Support design engineering during the design / development process to ensure that the design represents a cost-effective solution in terms of reliability, producibility, and supportability and meets the performance requirements over the life of the product. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or related Engineering with minimum 4 years of prior related experience, or a graduate degree with minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. In lieu of an engineering degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.