Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
L3Harris · Tempe, AZ
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Tempe, AZ. 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
- 12+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Capacity planning
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $88k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 35 manufacturing engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 34 other live manufacturing postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (12+ vs 5+)
Typical $85k–$120k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 40%
- ✓ Lean 40%
- ✓ Root cause 34%
- ✓ Team leadership 29%
- Tooling 29%
- ✓ New product launch 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Capacity planning, 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
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at L3Harris
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 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 10% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
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This plant: L3Harris in Tempe
3 other open roles at this site.
- Manager, Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Lead the manufacturing engineering and program engineering teams in support of production and program execution objectives.
- ◆Provide direction for manufacturing processes, production support, process improvement, and engineering execution across assigned programs.
- ◆Partner with operations, quality, supply chain, and program leadership to achieve cost, schedule, quality, and delivery commitments.
- ◆Drive manufacturing readiness, producibility, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, efficiency, and product quality.
- ◆Support transition of products from development into production, including planning, risk identification, and execution readiness.
- ◆Guide resolution of technical, production, and process-related issues affecting manufacturing performance.
- ◆Lead, coach, and develop engineering talent, including performance management, succession planning, and organizational capability growth.
- ◆Support compliance with company policies, regulatory standards, and customer
requirements
within manufacturing and engineering operations.
- ✓Travel up to 10% in support of business and program needs.
- ✓Ability to obtain and maintain a United States Secret security clearance.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field and minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 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 Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Job Location: Tempe, AZ
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead manufacturing engineering and program engineering activities at the Tempe, Arizona site. This leader will provide strategic and operational direction for engineering execution in support of production, quality, cost, schedule, and program objectives. The role offers the opportunity to shape manufacturing performance, develop technical teams, and contribute directly to mission-critical solutions within Integrated Vision Solutions.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Active US Confidential Clearance or higher
- +Experience leading engineering teams in a manufacturing, production, or program environment.
- +Experience with manufacturing engineering, process development, production support, and cross-functional program execution.
- +Experience working with operations, quality, supply chain, and program management in a production setting.
- +Experience leading managers, supervisors, or multi-discipline engineering teams.
- +Experience supporting aerospace, defense, electro-optical, infrared, sensor, or other high-reliability products.
- +Experience with new product introduction, design for manufacturability, and transition to production.
- +Experience with continuous improvement methods such as Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or related operational excellence tools.
- +Experience with root cause and corrective action processes in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- +Experience with capacity planning, resource planning, and manufacturing metrics.
- +Experience supporting programs involving classified work or secure production environments.