Job Title: Associate, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Code: 17587
Job Location: Melbourne, FL
Job Description:
L3Harris Corporation is seeking an engineer to lead manufacturing related activities on programs and prototypes for wireless solutions. The type of hardware produced and tested at this L3Harris location is often complex, containing circuit card assemblies (CCAs), microelectronic assemblies, cable harnesses and higher level system assemblies.
Essential Functions:
- Interfacing with design engineers to ensure design for ease of manufacturing and test
- Planning and requesting manpower/equipment/process resources
- Generating assembly documentation and directing support personnel in the day-to-day execution of the manufacturing and test tasks.
- Providing technical support for subcontractors as needed
- Assisting with high visibility manufacturing efforts with formal cost and schedule responsibilities and direct customer interface.
- Supporting process improvement initiatives of technical and operational nature.
- Designing and developing manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies and systems.
- Planning and supporting the build and modification of electronics systems including procurement support, assembly method/work instructions generation, tooling design support, material/process development, facilities/equipment planning, and resolution of manufacturing, quality and reliability issues.
- Supporting warranty repairs
- Estimating manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.
- Supporting the root cause and corrective action process.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace or industrial engineering with 0-2 years industry experience.
- 0-2 years of hands-on experience with high reliability electronic assembly processes for SMT CCAs as well as microelectronic assembly processes for MCMs and Hybrids (i.e. die attach, wire bonding, dispensing, hermetic sealing, etc.).
- A minimum of 0-2 years of experience in applying best practice FMEA/DFMA/DTC methodologies.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Background in the manufacturing of electronics for high reliability military and government systems is preferred.
- Background in development and new product introduction manufacturing efforts is preferred.
- Background in developing manufacturing processes and transferring such to production is preferred.
- Knowledge of MIL/ IPC workmanship and performance standards related to electronic assemblies (Mil-Std 883, Mil-Perf-38534, IPC-610, etc.), is a plus
- Good communication skills including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers, management and customers are preferred
- Demonstrated ability to find root cause of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, mechanical test failures, etc. is preferred.
- Experience in lean manufacturing and leading process improvement initiatives
