Material Process Engineer

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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.

The Materials Process Engineer performs a variety of engineering work in the development, improvement, and optimization of multiple processes and techniques utilized in the manufacture of I2 tubes, including vacuum deposition of inorganic and metallic films, glass processing, chemical etching and handling, materials analysis, and characterization.

The work will include the design and development of new and novel deposition and material management processes as well as the improvement and optimization of current processes and materials targeting increased new image intensifier capabilities, manufacturing yield, and/or reduced variance. Emphasis will be in improvement of component performance, implementing manufacturing best practices, and developing optimized process recipes and methodologies. Success in this role will be measured by the timely new process development and supporting implementation of new processes into production, resulting in cost-savings associated with reduced tool down time, improved component level yield, and/or enhanced product performance.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and other departmental engineers to coordinate project requirements and communicate current status
• Charter and lead projects with Engineering Team to improve process capability, reduce cycle time and/or labor cost, as assigned
• Estimate, negotiate, monitor, and report process development and qualification schedule
• Create various types of documentation (for use in production) using a variety of tools, including engineering and production review and release. Familiarity with TeamCenter is a plus.
• Required ability to professionally and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
• Written - use of multimedia tools for briefings, ability to write procedures and reports. Verbal - ability to provide briefings in small to medium size groups of technicians, engineers and management
• Conduct research and development activities concerned with the improvement of various materials processes, typically around vacuum deposition of films.
• Lead and support the design and implementation of novel and improved materials handling and deposition processes.
• Enhance engineering team understanding of methodology through team collaboration and expertise sharing.
• Drive reduced process variation supporting proper documentation and publicized statistical process control.
• Oversee special projects, purchase required materials, assemble and verify operation, and coordinate validation testing in production environment
• Requirement Reviews – Participate in reviews and work with manufacturing, product design and systems engineering to ensure proper implementation of features
• Develop work instructions for operational use of processing tools and support equipment as needed.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science Engineering or relevant major with 4 years prior experience in process development, 2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 8 years prior experience or Graduate Degree with 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• In-depth knowledge and application of physics, engineering principles, and concepts associated with various vacuum deposition techniques.
• Experience in process development of ALD, Sputtering, E-Beam Evaporation, MBE and other vacuum deposition techniques desired.
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor and thin-film metrology techniques for vacuum deposition process development and control highly preferred, including: Ellipsometry, ECV, SIMS, Photoluminescence.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Green Belt
• Experience with FPGA along with associated test and control applications

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.

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.

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