Associate, Manufacturing Engineer

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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, Manufacturing Engineer** **Job Code: 45431** **Job Location: Huntsville, AL** **Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work Mon - Thur** **Job Description:** As a new graduate in the Manufacturing Engineering role, you will assist in supporting the production of high-reliability electronic hardware for Tactical Satellite equipment, including SMT(Surface Mount Technology) solder assembly, mechanical integration, and environmental testing. Responsibilities include establishing work instructions, developing process procedures, qualifying new tools/equipment, overseeing non-conformance reviews, implementing engineering changes, maintaining labor standards, and process controls. Additionally, the engineer will assist senior engineers with new product introductions, root-cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives. **Essential Functions:** - Implement and analyze manufacturing plans and projects. - Design, develop, and transfer manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems. - Develop manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes. - Interface with engineering to coordinate the release of new products. - Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines. - Maintain records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations. - Work closely with cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to oversee the development and transfer of new products from Engineering to Production. - Create work instructions, assembly routings, and establish labor/cycle time standards. - Perform economic analyses to identify and address variances in planned labor and cycle times. - Maintain manufacturing processes and oversee process equipment. - Develop/procure manufacturing tooling and qualify materials required for new product introduction (NPI). - Attend daily shift huddles and support product line key performance indicators (KPIs). - Support root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to address product non-conformances. **Qualifications:** - To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical Engineering, chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age. **Preferred Skills:** - Experience with soldering and/or basic electronic manufacturing processes - Experience with basic CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, etc. etc.) - Basic understanding of 3D Printing - Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow or Green Belt - Experience with Minitab, JMP, or other statistical software L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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