Lead, Manufacturing Engineer - Ignition Components Job at L3Harris Technologies, Huntsville, AL

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  • L3Harris Technologies
  • Huntsville, AL

Job Description

Job Title: Lead, Manufacturing Engineer – Ignition Components

Job Code: 15140

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

 

Job Description:

 

Our headquarters in Huntsville, AL (the high tech sector of aerospace and defense) is growing! Aerojet is expanding to accommodate an increase in rocket motor production. Aerojet defines the requirements and supports the manufacturing for all Ignition Safety Devices (ISD), Arm Fire Devices (AFD), and Safe Arm Fuze (SAF) components that are used to ignite our rocket motors. Our increased production requires increased delivery from key sub tier suppliers for these critical components. Aerojet requires a lead manufacturing engineer to support our sub tier suppliers in increasing their manufacturing throughput, eliminate bottlenecks, and support various failure investigations and process improvement initiatives.

This position will support all programs and multiple sub tier suppliers in developing requirements, testing, manufacturing, and non-conformance resolutions for ISD/AFD/SAF components. A strong knowledge USG safety requirements related to initiation devices is required. Additional knowledge of primary explosives is desired. This position requires professional judgement and use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts of manufacturing. The selected individual will understand/review Standard Operating Procedures related to ignition components. The selected individual will participate in all work stops, production bottleneck reviews, and failure investigations pertaining to ignition components. The individual will be self-motivated and will accurately report problems, solutions, and results in concise written and oral communications.

This position will be a dynamic position – moving from various programs to assess production, production bottlenecks, failures, non-conformances, and technology to increase yield and production throughput.

 

Essential Functions:

 

  • Evaluate and implement tractable solutions to technical problems involving tape wrapped composite pressure vessels
  • Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, standard operating procedures, quality requirements (both customer and company), and applicable safety requirements for handling ignition components
  • Prepares comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for customer reviews (both internal and external)
  • Travel will be required. Aerojet contracts with multiple sub tier suppliers to supply various ignition components and travel to these suppliers will be required.
  • Working side-by-side with Aerojet’s Supply Chain Management team in addressing supplier’s issues, production yield, failures, non-conformances, etc.
  • Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior manufacturing engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior manufacturing engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior manufacturing engineering experience.
  • 5 years’ experience in ignition components and/or one-shot safety devices.

Preferred Additional Skills:

 

  • Technical degree is desired.
  • Experience with one-shot energetic devices and primary explosives a plus.
  • Knowledge of the limited industrial supply base a plus.

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