Engineering Technician C
L3Harris · Salt Lake City, UT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
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
- 6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Painting / coating
- Openings
- 4 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
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.
Utah plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 30 other live manufacturing postings in Utah.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (6+ 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.
Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Salt Lake City
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Engineering Technician C at L3Harris in other locations
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Completes standard and rework circuit card assembly operations on various electronic products, while ensuring compliance with required performance specifications
- ◆Ability to work from both oral and written instructions, engineering drawings, blueprints, supporting surface mount and thru-hole circuit cards and their applicable components
- ◆Documents assembly data and results, provides documentation of failed products
- ◆Individual must be able to work under a microscope for long periods of time
- ◆Support OT as needed to meet schedule
requirements
and business needs
- ✓Obtain COMSEC training
- ✓IPC 610, J-STD, and Space addendum certifications required
Qualifications
- ✓Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
- ✓Ability to obtain a security clearance as required
requirements
for access to classified information.
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: Engineering Technician C
Job Location: SLC, Utah
Job Schedule: 9-80 Alt
Job Description
Responsible for assembling, modifying, and reworking printed circuit cards in a high-mix, low-volume lab environment to support prototype and small-batch builds. Performs hand soldering of through-hole and surface-mount components, operating surface mount machines, coating, rework, BGA rework, and touch-up using standard assembly tools, equipment, and work instructions. Collaborates with Engineering to perform work tasks and troubleshooting failures. Verifies workmanship to applicable quality standards, documents build issues, and collaborates with engineering to resolve design or manufacturability concerns. Maintains an organized lab workspace, manages materials carefully, and supports quick-turn development efforts with flexibility, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Knowledgeable with Microsoft suite and personal computing devices
- +Proficient in multiple electronics manufacturing processes, including soldering, hand tools, and ESD practices
- +Experience with surface mount technology