Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer
L3Harris · Salt Lake City, UT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 2 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
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Tooling, SAP
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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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
- Less than usual (4+ vs 7+)
Typical $90k–$115k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ 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
requirements
of new or existing product lines. Maintains records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations.
Essential Functions
- ◆Reviewing design requirements, drawings, and parts lists for manufacturability
- ◆Create processes to meet design and workmanship
requirements
- ✓Evaluate tooling needs and availability
- ✓Assists Cable manufacturing’s First Time Build team in building initial unit builds and prototype cable assemblies; updated processes as needed
- ✓Reviews problem reports; make improvements and corrections to process as warranted
- ✓Provide input on Engineering Changes Requests; implement changes into processes
- ✓Determine root cause of failures and drive corrective actions
- ✓Collects and analyzes quality related data and offers corrective action(s) to help eliminate future defects from occurring
- ✓Participates in process improvement activities
- ✓Writes and updates workmanship standards
- ✓Provide input on engineering specifications
- ✓Support OT (nights, weekends, extended hours) as needed to meet schedule
requirements
- ✓Ensures company financial goals are met through timely completion of processes, projects, and other initiatives
- ✓Works on-site in support of manufacturing team
- ✓Other
responsibilities
as assigned by management
Qualifications
- ✓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, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
requirements
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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.
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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: Manufacturing Process Engineer, Cable Harness
Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off
Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer develops, implements, and analyzes manufacturing engineering plans and projects and communicates them to internal and external customers. Defines, develops, and transfers manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems. Develops manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes. Actively participates with engineering project teams to coordinate the release of new products. Estimates and tracks manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Bachelor's or Graduate Engineer Degree from Accredited College.
- +4 years of relevant experience in ME, EE, IE, or equivalent
- +Preference given for experience in cable/harness process engineering.
- +Demonstrated knowledge of cable manufacturing techniques and IPC/WHMA-A-620, class 3 workmanship requirements.
- +Demonstrated ability to comprehend schematics, wire lists, wire diagrams, and blueprints.
- +Due to the nature of our work, this position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
- +Advanced technical and operational knowledge and experience of manufacturing highly technical devices.
- +Strong technical SAP ME, SAP ECC and Teamcenter experience.