Senior Manager of In-Service Product Engineering

Company: L3 Technologies, Inc.
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue, 50,000 employees and customers in more than 130 countries. --> L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. Description: Job Title: SeniorManager of In-Service Product EngineeringJob Location: Grand Rapids, MIJob Code: IMS20222804-81517Job Description:The Commercial Aviation team in Grand Rapids Michigan is seeking a Senior Manager Of In-Service Product Engineering supporting the Operations (Manufacturing and Repair & Overhaul) organizations.This role incudes:Managing the cross-functional team of engineers (electrical, RF, mechanical and software) on-site in Grand Rapids MI that provide support to Operations. This includes participation in the daily operations and gemba meetings held on the production floor, working with operations to understand and prioritize the open engineering action items, assigning team members to tasks (short duration such as troubleshooting, to longer term strategic improvements) and scoping redesigns for obsolescence and part shortages. This role also includes participation in product design reviews as a subject matter expert to help ensure newly developed IR&D products are successfully transitioned into the production flow.Essential Functions:Ensure team members provide troubleshooting to identify root cause of production issues, recommend and verify corrective measures resolve the issues.Lead team to resolve component obsolescence and shortage issues. This includes working as the Engineer representative with PMO and Supply Chain to make redesign / bridge-buy / lifetime-buy decisions. Plan and execute component replacement and redesign projects.Maintaining adequate team staffing & skillsets: Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring additional team members, augmenting team staffing with short term contractors, as well as Coaching Mentoring and Training of direct reports.Review and approve engineering change requests, help ensure changes are completed through the life cycle and into a production break-in.Work with procurement and external suppliers to answer technical questions and facilitate the implementation of changes and improvements.Participate in Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Cost (DFC) analysis.Lead team with a spirit of Continuous Improvement, to drive improvements in department processes, with a goal to increase team's work product quality and repeatability, with a faster time to market.As Manger your role also includes identification and removal of roadblocks prohibiting your team from executing to plans.Setting team member objectives, conducting performance reviews, developing training plans and ensuring team members achieve their growth opportunities.Qualifications:BS Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; with 8 or more years of hands on experience taking a design from development, and into production.At least 1 year of formal supervisory experience (or 3 years as an informal team leader).Ability to identify resource shortages, personnel performance issues, tool or equipment needs or other roadblocks.Self-motivated to identify and resolve technical issues; by providing direction and guidance to team members, while utilizing strong organizational, analytical and problem solving novative approach to problem solving, willing to try new ideas and approaches.Ability to work in a teaming environment and possess good interpersonal and communications skills.Preferred Additional Skills:Masters or PhD in Electrical or Computer EngineeringExperience with Continuous Improvement, Lean Engineering or Six Sigma methodologies.Exhibiting the ability to coach team members on technical, process and interpersonal issues.Effective and timely communication to manager, with ability to provide progress reports succinctly and confidently.Ability to delegate work to others while still ensuring the work is completed in a timely manner. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your rsum for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your rsum, 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. L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish.

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