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Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

John C Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

Manages a team of planners and manufacturing engineers (Mes) responsible for generation and maintaining work instructions supporting the RS-25 large liquid rocket engine assembly, pump assembly, and testing.  Directs daily activities of the group and works with other disciplines to effectively achieve cost and schedule goals.  Provides input for estimates and tracks hours related to work instruction creation and Manufacturing Engineer engine assembly tasks. Guides Mes through flight engine manufacturing, assembly, and test lead tasks.

Essential Functions:

  • Leads and directs Manufacturing Engineering team through daily activities.
  • Leads team through continuous improvement processes such as statistical process control, process variation management, design for excellence tools, Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP), and capability modeling
  • Works with Quality, Engineering, and Safety organizations to achieve common goals.
  • Communicates with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
  • Recommends enhancements to systems and processes.
  • Works to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.
  • Works under general supervision.
  • Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.
  • Provides design for manufacturability and assembly feedback to design center.
  • Reads and interprets engineering drawings and requirements to translate to process planning that produces conforming hardware.
  • Assists in product and tooling drawing design reviews.
  • Provides technical guidance and/or training to shop floor, design and management teams.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior manufacturing engineering experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior manufacturing engineering. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of manufacturing engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience working with all levels of manufacturing staff.
  • Experience with Delmia.
  • Experience with deploying electronic work instructions or BOMs.
  • Previous leadership role of manufacturing, front-loading product definition, and technical work instruction development to comply with product and process definitions.
  • Proficiency in machining, geometric design and tolerancing, and assembly processes.

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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