Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris · Londonderry, NH
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Londonderry, NH. 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
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New Hampshire: typical posted base $133k–$226k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 22 manufacturing engineer openings in New Hampshire, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Hampshire plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 21 other live manufacturing postings in New Hampshire.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 7+)
Typical $133k–$226k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 64%
- ✓ Automation 55%
- ✓ Lean 45%
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- ✓ Six Sigma 32%
- SolidWorks 32%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Londonderry
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Supports development of electrical or manufacturing assembly strategies for new products, including process design and development, process documentation, and fixture design and development
- ◆Plans and supports the build and modification of mechanical and electronics systems including procurement support, assembly method/work instruction generation, tooling design support, material/process development, facilities/equipment planning, implementation of design changes, and resolution of manufacturing, quality, and reliability issues.
- ◆Supports the root cause and corrective action process.
- ◆Provides technical support for launching new equipment to automate and/or enhance production on complex optics or electronics assemblies.
- ◆Participates in general factory support activities: Lean Huddles, continuous improvement initiatives, failure investigations, and audits.
- ◆Supports divisional and Operations financial and productivity metrics and improvement goals.
- ◆Uses lean, process technology, and automation to continuously improve the manufacturing environments driving cost leadership, world class quality and customer satisfaction.
- ◆Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing Quality and Continuous Improvement (e3) to integrate process integrity methods such as xFMEAs and Statistical Process Control (SPC) as a daily way of life.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's Degree and 2 years prior experience, 2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 6 years prior experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 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: Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Location: Londonderry, NH
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 believe manufacturing is important not only for what it makes, but for what it makes possible for the future. The L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions (IVS) sector manufacturing engineering team is responsible for providing our manufacturing operations with the vision, technology, and expertise they need through the entire production process. In this role, you will work with a team of talented engineers and technicians responsible for providing our manufacturing operations with the vision, technology, and expertise they need through the entire production process, from discovery and design to manufacturing and fulfillment.
Preferred Skills
- +Degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, or equivalent with electro-optical systems experience.
- +Manufacturing experience in the assembly and test of complex electronics, optics and/or electro-mechanical assemblies
- +Experience reading engineering drawings, test plans, and work instructions.
- +Appreciation for building and working hands-on with materials.
- +Experience deploying new manufacturing technologies, and assisting with new product development / design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)
- +LabVIEW, CAD, automation experience
- +Demonstrated track record working in cross-functional teams and influencing organizational change.
- +Demonstrated experience / certification in Lean principles, Six Sigma, mistake proofing, etc.
- +Thrives in a fast pace and adaptable environment.
- +Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity, openness, compliance, and honesty in all business interactions.