Engineering Technician D
L3Harris · Cincinnati, OH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Cincinnati, OH. 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.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $80k–$115k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 105 manufacturing engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 104 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $80k–$105k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 44%
- ✓ Root cause 37%
- Team leadership 37%
- Tooling 36%
- Six Sigma 30%
- Automation 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Cincinnati
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Engineering Technician D at L3Harris in other locations
L3Harris lists this title in 3 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Rochester, NY · $65k–$121k
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Set up test equipment and perform electronic testing, both manual and automated, in a production environment.
- ◆Perform electronic troubleshooting and fault isolation.
- ◆Record test data, maintain test data file system, shop routing documentation and accept/reject data for production & engineering assemblies.
- ◆Assist technicians and engineers in performing Root Cause and Failure Analysis.
- ◆Calibrate electronic test measuring equipment and signal generating equipment to conform to set standards.
- ◆Correct malfunctions by adjusting or replacing parts or components.
- ◆Assist Engineering in establishing operating standards for test systems including detailed test plans and work instructions.
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
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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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Engineering Technician D
Job Location: Cincinnati, OH
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hours a day, 4 days per week.
Job Description
L3Harris Fuzing & Ordnance Systems is in search of an Engineering Technician who will work with a multi-disciplinary team to collaboratively design, manufacture, and test electronic and electro-mechanical devices that support war fighters for the USA and our allies. The ideal candidate should have experience using manual and automated test equipment ( multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal test generators, power supplies, counters, etc .) and experience troubleshooting electronic circuitry to the component level.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance or higher.
- +Experience using spectrum analyzers, power meters, signal generators, and other RF test equipment.
- +IPC Solder Certification.
- +Experience working in the Defense Industry.
- +Experience working in Electronics Manufacturing.
- +Working knowledge (formal training and practical experience) of electronic circuitry and ability to read and understand schematic diagrams.
- +Associates Degree or equivalent formal training in Electronics Engineering Technology (or related discipline) and a minimum of 6 years relevant work experience related to testing, troubleshooting and repairing electronic circuits and electronic components, or High School Diploma and a minimum of 8 years relevant work experience related to testing, troubleshooting and repairing electronic circuits and electronic components.