Manufacturing Engineer (Electrical)

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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer (Electrical)

Job Code: 47634

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The L3Harris Space Superiority and Imaging site in Rochester, NY is a leader in developing and manufacturing advanced optical systems for commercial, military, and NASA customers. The Operations team is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support key programs and help scale production processes during a period of rapid growth. This role provides technical manufacturing leadership, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and helps optimize efficiency across operations. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement production strategies, improve workflows, and ensure projects are delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and execute manufacturing engineering activities for the assembly, test, and integration of electromechanical and optomechanical assemblies on assigned program(s) • Author written work instructions from technical documentation and create manufacturing procedures and routers • Lead design changes by coordinating with design engineering to address technical, operational, and obsolescence issues • Interface with technicians and other operations personnel throughout hardware integration and test • Propose and lead process improvement projects focused on optimization of manufacturing processes • Estimate and track manufacturing costs; use that data to initiate continuous improvement activities • Support capacity planning, space layout requirements, and risk reduction for upcoming programs • Lead root cause analysis for manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions • Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-sector, site-located teams—including design engineering, quality assurance, supply chain, and production—to ensure product manufacturability and alignment with business objectives • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to early career professionals • Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and quality to integrate design and process integrity processes such as xFMEAs and Statistical Process Control (SPC) • Ability to obtain US Government security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; Or, Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge and/or experience with the aerospace industry or manufacturing engineering producing spaceflight hardware and PCBAs or cables • Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and/or AS9100 quality management systems • Knowledge and/or understanding of circuit analysis, concurrent engineering, and operational concepts of new product development • A developed area of expertise/subject matter expertise • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification • Tool and/or fixture design

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $84,000-$156,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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