L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. and Canada employees, effective October 24, 2022.

Manufacturing Engineering Associate, AFTERNOON SHIFT

Ref #16022

Waterdown, Ontario

Responsibilities

This afternoon shift role is a primary Factory Service Operations Engineering (OE) contact person to a service cell team, focused on quality and reliability within the cell, in addition to on time delivery and repair turnaround time.  This person is integral to the daily success of the shop floor team and is responsible for using root-cause analysis tools to resolve issues quickly and ensure steps are taken to avoid further occurrences.

Act as a point of contact to Service floor for assistance in troubleshooting and resolving system level mechanical, electro-mechanical and electro optical manufacturing issues.Create and maintain documentation to support manufacturing changes, including Service processes, Work Instructions and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) authoring.Support engineering in defining application instructions for modification kits/upgrades.Attend and provide responses to daily cell standup meetings.Participate in cell MRB and TRB meetings as required Support closure of NCRs and disposition of non-conforming material. Reviewing change requests generated by engineering and service staff for impact to process, product flow, product quality and documentation, and implement changes as necessary.Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives and projects.  Conduct 8D root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective and preventative actions.Work in partnership with the Service Projects OE’s to identify waste in the Service process such as motion, waiting, etc. and support creating data driven improvements utilizing Lean tools such as RCCA, 5S, Value Steam Mapping (VSM), etc.Accommodate service floor tooling sustainment activities and identify requirements ensuring the right tools for the job are available. Support any other business priorities as required by Operations Engineering leadership.

Skills Required

Manufacturing Engineering experience in a high tech assembly environment.Excellent knowledge of Systems, Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing and Process Engineering.Technical communication skills both verbal and written.Good knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.Able to troubleshoot and “real-time" problem solve manufacturing issues.Must be well organized, goal oriented and able to give attention to detail.Able to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the organization.Able to read and understand Mechanical drawings and Electrical schematics.AS9100 knowledge and experience an asset, but not required.Experience using SolidWorks, Composer and AutoCAD an asset, but not required. 

Experience & Education Requirements

Must have a well-rounded mechanical background with manufacturing engineering experience in a high tech environment.University degree; or 3-year College diploma coupled with relevant work experience in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering. Minimum of 5 years of work experience in a manufacturing engineering capacity.Green Belt Certification or equivalent industry lean experience an asset, but not required.

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.

At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.