Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris · Cincinnati, OH
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior 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
- 6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- FMEA, Control plans, Minitab, AS9100, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Robotics
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
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 (6+ 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.
Stands out: this posting asks for Minitab, AS9100, Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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This plant: L3Harris in Cincinnati
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Analyze engineering design documents and develop the methods, processes, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. required to fabricate the specified product
- ◆Develop and prepare work instructions, control plans, Process Failure Mode Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), and process validation plans
- ◆Lead the set-up and validation of new production lines
- ◆Analyze manufacturing production problems and implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes
- ◆Provide technical expertise and support related to manufacturing
- ◆Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations
- ◆Review product designs for manufacturability and completeness
- ◆Train production personnel in new or existing operations
- ◆Interface with equipment vendors and specify equipment through writing Statement of
Requirements
documents
- ✓Prepare capital equipment requests
- ✓Design layout of equipment and workspaces
- ✓Prepare reports and white papers summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance
- ✓Conduct capacity analyses, capability studies, and gage repeatability and reproducibility studies
- ✓Actively participate in Failure Review Board (FRB) investigations
- ✓Prepare tooling cost and engineering labor estimates for proposal responses
- ✓Less than 10% travel expected
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- ✓6 years or more of work experience related to the fabrication or assembly of close tolerance mechanical, electronic, or electro-mechanical piece parts.
- ✓8 years or more of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel)
- ✓Able to obtain secret level clearance.
- ✓Base on site requirements, must be a US Citizen.
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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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: Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Location: Cincinnati ( Batavia), Ohio
Job Schedule: 4 X 10 (Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days per week)
Job Description
This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness. The successful Manufacturing Engineer will contribute as a member of a project design team, providing technical expertise and guidance in product design and process development. Activities include development of production processes, procedures, and layouts for mechanical, electronic, and electro-mechanical assemblies. Manufacturing Engineers also support production through operator training, process issue resolution, and monitoring and evaluating existing operations for opportunities to improve efficiency, first pass yield, and scrap rates.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Bachelors degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering
- +Experience in the defense or aerospace industry
- +Experience with pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, electronics soldering, conformal coating, packaging, X-ray inspection, laser welding, robotics, and control systems
- +Experience with ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, and ANSI Y14.5
- +Experience with SolidEdge and Minitab