Engineering Technician D/E
L3Harris · Salt Lake City, UT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Salt Lake City, UT. 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
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Utah: typical posted base $90k–$115k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 31 manufacturing engineer openings in Utah, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 30 other live manufacturing postings in Utah.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 6+)
Typical $90k–$115k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 52%
- Tooling 35%
- Lean 35%
- New product launch 32%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Salt Lake City
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Perform electronic testing, both manual and automated, in a production environment
- ◆Perform electrical troubleshooting and fault isolation in a production environment
- ◆Assist Test Engineering on trends, root causes and corrective actions
- ◆Operates related test equipment (signal generators, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
- ◆Participate in process improvement activities in both test and manufacturing
- ◆Adherence to L3Harris policies and procedures, including but not limited to, calibration of equipment, ESD (electrostatic discharge), FOD (foreign object debris/damage) and general housekeeping.
- ◆Works under limited supervision
- ◆Other
responsibilities
as assigned by Management
requirements
and business needs
- ✓Experience in prototype and first time build processes
- ✓Strong Electro-mechanical equipment maintenance experience
- ✓Must be able to read and follow shematics to troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical issues with L3Harris products and test support equipment
- ✓Must be able to obtain/maintain a Department of Defense Security Clearance.
- ✓Able to lift up to 32 lbs. independently
- ✓Experience with SAP, SAPME, TeamCenter enterprise resource planning and lifecycle management software
- ✓+4 years of experience preferred in RF and digital signals.
- ✓+4 years of experience with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters.
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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: Engineering Technician D/E
Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Job Schedule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)
Job Description
L3Harris’ Communications and Spectrum Dominance segment is currently seeking a Engineering Technician D/E to join our team. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, Utah facility. This person will contribute to the company’s success by performing test and debug operations on a variety of LRU (Line Replaceable Units), circuit card assemblies (CCAs) and components. This role will report directly to the Manufacturing Supervisor and is responsible for successfully testing and debugging L3 products for delivery or repair.
(one of the following)
- •High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
- •2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Support OT (nights, weekends, extended hours) as needed to meet schedule