Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Welding/Fabrication)
L3Harris · Canoga Park, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $84k–$156k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Canoga Park, CA. 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
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding, Tooling
- Base pay
- $84k–$156k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $111k–$173k. This one lists $84k–$156k.
Median of the low and high ends of 165 live postings that list pay, out of 436 manufacturing engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 435 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 11% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $109k–$159k, from 143 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 50%
- New product launch 44%
- ✓ Root cause 37%
- Automation 35%
- Machining 27%
- CATIA / NX 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at L3Harris
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: L3Harris in Canoga Park
10 other open roles at this site.
- Sr. Specialist, Quality Process Engineer - Precision Measurement · Quality · Senior
- Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Quality Engineer · Quality · Senior
- Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer · Quality · Senior
- Senior Associate, Material Process Engineer · Process · Senior
- Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (NC Programmer) · Manufacturing · Senior
- Lead, Continuous Improvement (Business Resiliency, Site Communications, & Engagement) · Lean / CI · Manager
Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Troubleshoot critical weldments ensuring best practices for weld fit-up, cleanliness
requirements
and weld parameters are followed
- ✓Document best practices to support production
- ✓Assist with root cause analysis and disposition discrepant hardware
- ✓Accurately report problems, solutions, and results
- ✓Communicate effectively between team members and customer counterparts
Qualifications
- ✓Requires practical knowledge of welding and general fabrication. 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, min of 8 years of prior related experience.
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.
Show full description ↓Show less ↑
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 Engineering (Welding/Fabrication)
Job Location: Canoga Park, CA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description
We are seeking a Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering (1st Shift) with a focus in Welding to join our Manufacturing team in Canoga Park, CA.
At our Canoga Park, CA (Los Angeles area) facility, we design & manufacture rocket engines and unique power systems that support space exploration & the defense of our nation such as NASA’s SLS, Lockheed Martin’s THAAD, Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser, and the Mars Perseverance Rover.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Previous experience E.B welding, manual, In-Place-Tube and/or Automatic GTAW
- +Experience working with Torch Weld Jigs (TWJ), setting weldments up for exact shrinkages to fit TWJ post weld
- +Experience with weld, braze and assemblies’ specifications
- +Working with D17.1 or Journeyman Weld certifications
- +Moving large structures or hardware