Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering
Overview
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Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Code: 33176
Job Location: Ft. Wayne, IN
Job Schedule: 9/80
Responsibilities- Lead manufacturing in the development and improvement of manufacturing processes site wide for high reliability electro-mechanical/electro-optical aerospace products.
- Develop, configure, and optimize industrial processes from inception through to start up and certification.
- Participate in reviews and respond to plant production quality issues.
- Lead reviews of the manufacturing processes for quality compliance and efficiency.
- Use Lean Six Sigma tools to lead development and implementation of Lean Initiatives to drive continuous product improvements, integrate automation solutions and increase yield.
- Design and implement manufacturing tools and fixtures.
- Generate manufacturing assembly documentation and provide direct support of personnel in the day-to-day execution of the manufacturing, inspection and test operations.
- Demonstrate ability using FMEA & DOE techniques to determine root cause and execute corrective actions of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, test failures, etc.
- Collaborate with Design Engineering to review and evaluate New Product Development (NPD) drawings, drive new designs toward optimized production processes, ensure producibility of the hardware, and engage with suppliers early in the design process.
- Analyze ECOs (engineering change orders) impact to Operations including material in stock, work in process, and work outsourced to suppliers.
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
- Active government secret security clearance.
- Experience working in a cleanroom environment.
- Knowledge of process related standards, ex. J-STD-001, IPC/WHMA-A-620, MIL-STD-883, NASA 8739.1/8739.4, etc.
- Direct experience with deploying lean manufacturing strategies and techniques.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills and capability.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with ESD safeguards and contamination control.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, technical writing, MS Project and/or MS SharePoint.
- Embodies strong professional work ethic, self-motivation and high attention to details.
- Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills.
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