Sr. Manager, Manufacturing and Integration, Space Operations

Sr. Manager, Manufacturing and Integration, Space Operations

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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 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: Sr. Manager, Manufacturing and Integration, Space Operations
Job Code: 24477
Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Job Schedule: 9/80
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead Manufacturing for mission critical space sensors of national importance used in global missile defense systems and weather observation. This role will be the Chief Manufacturing Engineer for the business and oversee all aspects of Manufacturing Engineering, process development, and production of space payloads with direct influence on product designs, manufacturing and test strategies.
Responsibilities include:

• Manage, develop, and grow a team of Manufacturing / Integration Engineers, Production Area Managers and Technicians to meet business objectives.
• Participate in setting strategic direction and communicating business plans for manufacturing focused on optimizing product costs, cycle times and product quality throughout the manufacturing process.
• Provide technical leadership on integration plans, processes, tools, and product design manufacturability assessments through collaboration with hardware engineering and business leaders.
• Develop and manage budgets associated with production costs and review new business proposals for technical accuracy and feasibility for production.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and root cause analyses focused on driving LEAN processes and quality enhancements into product designs and manufacturing processes.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
  
  

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Previous management experience and excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills to interface between technical and business leadership.
• Experience with integration and test of space electro-optical payloads for DoD, NASA or other government applications.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Principles such as Mistake proofing, 3P, 5S+1, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis, Gemba, Pull-Flow, etc
• Working knowledge of space industry production standards such as J-STD-001, IPC and NASA and other workmanship specifications
• Experience scaling production operation from low volume to moderate volumes with focus on flow and reducing manual processes.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems, Planning and Scheduling tools and managing material flow through factory operations.
• Proven experience managing test engineering teams in a high-performance, mission-critical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deploy process standards to achieve operational excellence in an environmental test operation.
• Leadership of multidisciplinary teams of test engineers and technicians within a 24/7 testing environment.
  
  

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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