Senior Specialist Manufacturing Engineer (Welding Process Engineer)

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Job Title: Sr. Specialist Manufacturing Engineer (Welding Process Engineer)

Job Code: 31309

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off- 2nd shift

Job Description:

We are seeking a Sr. Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Specialist) to join our team in Canoga Park, CA, 2nd shift. This individual develops, implements, analyzes manufacturing engineering plans and projects, and communicates them to internal and external customers. Defines and transfers manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies and systems. Develops manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes. Develop weld schedules and oversees welds on RS25 rocket engines, THAAD vehicles and other advanced programs. The position is also responsible for supporting automatic and robotic weld development and production oversight of hardware build cycles. Additionally, the individual will also be tasked with support of GTA welding operations including but not limited to orbital and manual weld.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee and troubleshoot critical weldments ensuring best practices for weld fit-up, cleanliness requirements and weld parameters are followed. This includes daily support to hardware flow.
• Develop weld parameters and document best practices to support production.
• Perform work to meet program targets and schedules.
• Define weld machine/specification requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis and complete corrective action determinations accurately.
• Accurately report problems, solutions, and results, in concise written and oral communications. Communicate effectively between team members and customer counterparts.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant welding experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related welding experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related welding experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Previous orbital, automatic and robotic welding experience.
• Familiarity with tube fabrication and metal fitting.
• Experience working as a weld engineer or weld technician in aerospace working with nickel, stainless, ferrous and aluminum alloys
• Understanding of welding fixtures and pre-weld / post weld locations.
• Experience working with Torch Weld Jigs (TWJ), setting weldments up for exact shrinkages to fit TWJ post weld.
• Experience dispositioning hardware and performing root cause analysis.
• Process capability and statistical analysis experience.
• Previous experience developing weld parameters for EB welding.
• Familiarity working with electronic planning, drawings, and pertinent documents such as weld parameters.
• Experience using and understanding appropriate PPE.
• Working with relevant industry standard weld specifications. (AWS D17.1, RL10011, etc...)
• Writing weld machine specifications.
• Using electronic planning and drawings.
• Moving large structures or hardware - understanding of rigging and crane use.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is [$94,000.00 MIN - $175,000.00 MAX]. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is [$82,500.00 MIN - $153,000.00 MAX]. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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