[Hiring] Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering @L3Harris Technologies

Role Description

The Advanced Operations Technology (AOT) organization is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Manager, Digital Factory, to lead the strategy, architecture, and implementation of digital manufacturing technologies across our solid rocket motor manufacturing enterprise. This role serves as the organizational owner and subject matter authority for:

• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure and architecture
• Auto-ID systems
• Manufacturing technology visualization
• Key Performance Indicator (KPI) frameworks
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools
• Data-driven optimization of manufacturing processes and automation equipment performance

The Senior Manager, Digital Factory will work at the intersection of manufacturing operations, information technology, and advanced engineering to build a connected, intelligent, and highly efficient factory ecosystem. This leader will define and execute a multi-year digital factory roadmap that enables:

• Real-time visibility
• Predictive analytics
• Continuous improvement across all manufacturing sites

This role reports to the Director of Advanced Operations Technology and will collaborate closely with:

• AOT Chief Engineer
• Automation engineering teams
• IT/OT leadership
• Program managers
• Site operations leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior digital manufacturing, OT/IIoT systems, manufacturing technology experience
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior digital manufacturing, OT/IIoT systems, manufacturing technology experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior digital manufacturing, OT/IIoT systems, manufacturing technology experience
• 5 years experience designing, deploying, and sustaining IIoT platforms and OT network architectures in a manufacturing environment

Requirements

• Define, own, and execute the enterprise-wide Digital Factory strategy
• Develop and maintain a multi-year technology roadmap covering IIoT, OT infrastructure, Auto-ID, AI/ML integration, visualization platforms, and digital twin capabilities
• Identify emerging digital manufacturing technologies and assess their applicability and ROI
• Partner with lead systems architect to define and govern OT network architecture standards
• Lead the strategy and implementation of Auto-ID technologies
• Collaborate with quality, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain teams
• Establish the strategy to implement manufacturing dashboards and visualization platforms
• Partner with operations and program leadership to ensure KPI data is actionable
• Lead the identification, evaluation, and implementation of AI and ML tools
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of digital factory engineers and technology specialists
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams
• Manage external vendors, system integrators, and technology partners
• Manage projects from concept to completion
• Ensure all digital factory solutions comply with applicable regulatory, cybersecurity, and quality standards
• Ability to obtain a US secret security clearance
• Travel: 10%

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays