Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech
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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Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech
L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.
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