Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris · Malabar, FL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Malabar, FL.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, Value stream mapping, Root cause, AS9100, Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $71k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 27 live postings that list pay, out of 92 manufacturing engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 91 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $71k–$131k, from 27 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 43%
- ✓ Tooling 42%
- ✓ Root cause 32%
- Machining 30%
- Six Sigma 29%
- New product launch 29%
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Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Malabar
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Support manufacturing engineering activities for production hardware to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable processes that meet quality and delivery
requirements
along with dispositioning non-conformances of products.
- ✓Assist in developing, implementing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex avionics hardware including CCAs, microelectronic assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis, and higher-level assemblies
- ✓Generate, update, and maintain Assembly Method Sheets (AMS), work instructions, process flows, tooling requirements, and related manufacturing documentation
- ✓Support evaluation of manufacturing constraints and implementation of process improvements to improve producibility, yield, cycle time, and throughput
- ✓Design and develop manufacturing tools, fixtures, and process aids with emphasis on standardization, mistake-proofing, and operator effectiveness
- ✓Create manufacturing fixturing using in-house additive manufacturing resources and other appropriate tooling methods
- ✓Support automation and semi-automation initiatives for manual manufacturing processes such as torque application, chemical dispensing, and similar assembly operations
- ✓Provide day-to-day technical support to manufacturing technicians and operators to ensure proper execution of manufacturing processes
- ✓Communicate effectively with internal and external customers regarding manufacturing issues, priorities, and status
- ✓Support root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions related to nonconformances, recurring defects, process escapes, and yield issues
- ✓Support MRB activities including review of discrepant hardware, defect trend analysis, and implementation of corrective actions
- ✓Review drawing revisions and parts list updates for manufacturing impact and support incorporation of engineering changes into production
- ✓Analyze workflow, labor content, and material flow to support improvements in manufacturing and test throughput
- ✓Support lean and continuous improvement initiatives of both technical and operational nature to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
- ✓Use data and process metrics to identify trends and support manufacturing performance improvements
- ✓Prioritize and execute in an environment with multiple concurrent tasks and
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
- ✓Experience with CCA manufacturing processes, cable assemblies, and electro-mechanical assemblies
- ✓Experience supporting manufacturing issue resolution and process improvements in electronics, avionics, aerospace, or defense production environment
- ✓Experience supporting manufacturing documentation, process control, and engineering change implementation
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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: Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Location: Malabar, FL
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week (2nd Shift)
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering for our 2nd shift (3:30 pm-2:00am) to support production of next-generation, high-speed avionics hardware. This role supports the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing methods for complex electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, and throughput.
The selected candidate will support the production of circuit card assemblies (CCA), sub-assemblies, cable/harness assemblies, chassis assemblies, and higher-level system integrations. This individual will work closely with Operations, Quality, Test, Reliability, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams to address manufacturing issues, improve process efficiency, and support production execution to meet customer requirements.
This position requires strong technical aptitude, the ability to manage multiple assignments in a production environment, and experience with electronics manufacturing processes, tooling, process documentation, and continuous improvement. Familiarity with printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly processes is beneficial.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Working knowledge and general understanding of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001 and AS9100.
- +Background in manufacturing of electronics for Military and Government Systems
- +Experience in Lean principles; mistake proofing, 3P, 5S+1, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis, Cause & Effect, Gemba, Pull-Flow, etc
- +Ability to obtain Secret Clearance preferred but not required.
- +Familiarity in Control or similar MRP based system and Aegis based Manufacturing Execution System
- +Knowledge of Manufacturing Execution System (i.e. Fusion V7, FactoryLogix, Solumina)
- +Automated chemical dispensing process development
- +Automated/Semi-automated torque tools process development
- +Knowledge in PTC CREO, technical writing, MS Project and/or MS SharePoint.
- +Strong analytical and problems solving skills
- +Ability to obtain Secret Clearance preferred but not required