Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris · Camden, AR
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 15%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 14 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Camden, AR. Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Minitab, Casting
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Arkansas: typical posted base $63k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 26 manufacturing engineer openings in Arkansas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live manufacturing postings in Arkansas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Typical $63k–$118k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 42%
- Tooling 42%
- ✓ Lean 35%
- AutoCAD 31%
- GD&T 27%
- SolidWorks 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Minitab, Casting, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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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?
- The posting says about 15% travel. Between which sites?
- 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 Camden
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
· Intermediate professional with practical knowledge of job area.
· Works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area.
· Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
· Identifies and addresses changes within own job area.
· Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results.
· Investigates and determines root causes of problems, develops and implements corrective and preventive actions.
· Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects.
· Ability to travel up to 15%
· Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 0-2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
requirements
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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: Camden Arkansas
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week
Job Description
The propellant manufacturing engineer provides engineering support for the manufacture of propellant mixing and casting of rocket motors. Implement process improvements and track operations and performance parameters to ensure high quality, on time delivery in support of the warfighter. Work consists of making basic adjustments to systems and processes to solve problems. Identifies, defines and addresses general problems that are typically within the immediate job area. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experiences or standard procedures and basic analysis.
Preferred Additional Skills
· Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Minitab.
· Lean Six Sigma certification.
· Statistical Analysis experience.
· Experience in a manufacturing environment.