The Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Material Process Engineer at L3Harris specializes in the processing and machining of high-strength steel structures, particularly thin-walled pressure vessels used in solid rocket motors. This role involves evaluating production processes, addressing bottlenecks, conducting failure investigations, and ensuring adherence to manufacturing standards and safety requirements. The position requires extensive knowledge of metal forming techniques, welding methods, and collaboration with key suppliers, with up to 25% travel to manufacturing sites.
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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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: Principal, Material Process Engineer (Metals)
Job Code: 22773
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 has two Advanced Manufacturing Facilities for inert components in Huntsville, AL and an energetics manufacturing center of expertise in Camden, AR. We are expanding all facilities to accommodate an increase in rocket motor production. Aerojet uses advanced designs and manufacturing techniques to manufacture components and structures for solid rocket motors and aerospace structures. Advanced metals and metal processing techniques used by Aerojet as well as our supply base include: high strength steels, martensitic steels, maraging steels, D6ac, 300M, 4330, roll-weld, forward and reverse flow-forming, electron beam welding, GTAW, TIG/MIG welding, etc.
This position will support all programs in processing and machining/forming of steel structures for solid rocket motors. A strong knowledge of various high strength steels is required. Additional knowledge of thin walled pressure vessel metal forming and machining is required. This position requires professional judgement and use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts of manufacturing metal structures. The selected individual will understand/review/update Standard Operating Procedures related to metal structure manufacturing. The selected individual will participate in all work stops, production bottleneck reviews, and failure investigations pertaining to metallic structure manufacturing. 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.
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material process engineering, metal structure manufacturing, thin-walled pressure vessels, high-strength steels, metal forming, welding techniques, electron beam welding, production bottlenecks, failure investigations, rocket motor manufacturing
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