Specialist, Materials and Process Engineer (Chemistry Lab)
L3Harris · Camden, AR
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 29 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Camden, AR. 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
- 4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $93k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 348 live postings that list pay, out of 921 process engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live process postings in Arkansas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 36%
- Tooling 36%
- Control plans 21%
- SPC 21%
- FMEA 21%
- EHS / safety 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Camden
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Handle, process, and mix chemicals in a laboratory environment following approved procedures.
- ◆Operate laboratory instrumentation such as FTIR, Instron systems, DSC, Microtrac, titrators, and HPLC equipment.
- ◆Sample and test raw materials, propellants, and energetic materials per established methods.
- ◆Prepare, collect, and document raw test data; perform required calculations.
- ◆Clean, assemble, maintain, and dismantle laboratory test hardware, equipment, and apparatus.
- ◆Perform laboratory support tasks including instrument calibration, cleaning, inventory, inspections, and material handling.
- ◆Generate and save test reports; record data in the required format.
- ◆Review and support updates to laboratory documentation, including test and calibration procedures.
- ◆Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of related laboratory or testing experience; OR Graduate Degree with 2 years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, 8 years of related experience.
- ✓Practical or theoretical knowledge of chemistry lab principles and practices.
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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, Materials Process Engineer (Chemistry Lab)
Job Location: Camden, AR
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking a Laboratory Technician / Chemist to perform mechanical and chemistry laboratory testing activities that support material evaluation and production needs. This role operates and maintains laboratory instrumentation, conducts routine and complex testing in accordance with established procedures, and documents results accurately in prescribed formats. The position supports chemical analyses, test setup and teardown, data collection, and laboratory process documentation while ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. The technician works from specifications, engineering drawings, operating manuals, and test instructions to deliver reliable and repeatable laboratory results.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Knowledge of testing explosives, propellants, or energetic materials.
- +Experience with laboratory instrumentation relevant to rocket propellant manufacturing.
- +Understanding of measurement techniques, calibration principles, and laboratory safety.
- +Ability to interpret test methods, technical data, and laboratory documentation.