L3Harris Technologies
Senior Specialist, Operations Project Engineer
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- Sector
- Traditional Engineering
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- First found
- Nov 4, 2026, 8:10 PM ET
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About the job
Title: Sr. Specialist, Operations Project Engineer
Job ID: Req ID 47115
*Location: Salt Lake City, UT 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off *
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Job Description:
The Operations Project Engineer (OPE) is the technical bridge between Operations and Design Engineering whose charter is to solve Design/Manufacturing/Test issues that have Business level significance to reduce manufacturing/test risk and improve on-time delivery. The OPE accomplishes this through 2 primary avenues. The 1st is to assist in the design, development, & transition to production of new hardware. This is primarily accomplished by assessing design and manufacturing risk, capability/capacity analysis, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA) or Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and participating in prototype and/or pilot line production. The 2nd is to provide life cycle engineering support to Products/Programs via improved manufacturability, increased yields, rework reduction, DMS and obsolescence mitigation, and/or new capability/technology introduction.
Responsibilities:
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Manage interface between Operations Program Management, Design Engineering, and Operations to assess risk and provide solutions.
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Perform Manufacturing Readiness Assessments using the DoD Manufacturing Readiness level (MRL) framework.
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Analyzes product/program maturity and assigns manufacturing readiness levels using the DoD MRL threads as a guideline.
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Create Manufacturing transition plans.
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Provide input into new production contract proposals for Operations
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Deliver professional written and verbal communication to both internal and external stakeholders including L3Harris customers
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Leads, plans and conducts technical projects typically related to manufacturability, product performance, yields, and process capability
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Develops technical specifications, interface control documents, manufacturing plans and procedures, analyzes configuration and processing solutions, and tests conformance to specifications
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Recommends new or improved design solutions and processes; reviews literature, patents and current industry practices of relevance to assigned project
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Follows processes in conformance with established policies and objectives
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Participates in critical design reviews
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Actively participate in Failure Review Board (FRB) investigations and subsequent Root Cause, Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.
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Partners with other organizations to create and execute improved manufacturing plans which drive measurable improvements to the portion of the Company’s AOP that falls within this role’s span of control.
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Support a culture of Continuous Improvement, “Right the First Time”, Safety First, Audit Ready, and Policy & Security Compliant.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
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Experience with wireless communication or similar systems and related system architecture, hardware design, integration and qualification.
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Required experience in product development
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Experience with engineering architecture and design concepts along with thorough understanding of the engineering practices and procedures required to develop, test and deploy systems.
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Direct experience in the following areas:
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Primary interface on a highly technical project
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Managing product development and transition from prototype to production
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Project Management and team leadership in an Engineering or Manufacturing environment
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Preferred Skills
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4 years of relevant experience in ME, EE, IE, or equivalent.
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Military application environments experience
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Presentation and communication skills (verbal/written/visual)
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Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
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Effective coordination of project(s) and efforts of technical support personnel
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Ability to productively contribute work, ideas and collaboration as part of a team