
Manager, Materials Process Engineer
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L3Harris seeks a Manager of Materials Process Engineering to lead experienced engineers developing and improving materials processes for aerospace and defense applications. The role guides materials characterization and process development, establishes operational plans, and influences decisions across the function. It also includes mentoring engineers, engaging stakeholders, and contributing to mission success through manufacturing processes, systems, and solutions.
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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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Manager, Materials Process Engineering
Job Code: 47220
Job Location: Camden, AR
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week
Job Description:
We are seeking a Manager of Materials Process Engineering to lead a team of experienced professionals in designing, developing, and modifying critical processes for the manufacture and utilization of materials in aerospace and defense applications. This role will drive significant improvements in materials processes, systems, and solutions while establishing operational plans that directly contribute to our organization's mission success. You will have the opportunity to influence key decisions across the function, lead innovation in materials characterization and process development, and mentor a team of talented engineers working on cutting-edge hardware and energetics formulations.
Essential Functions:
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Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.
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Lead and direct a team of experienced materials process engineers and lower-level supervisors in the design, development, and modification of manufacturing processes and methods for various materials applications
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Oversee the preparation, execution, and maintenance of materials and process specifications, including Process Materials and Parts Plan (PMPP), corrosion control plans, and contamination control plans
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Participate in and guide design processes including trade studies, supplier selection, concurrent design and development, materials characterization, data analysis, and drawing review
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Analyze materials and material components to establish operating data, conduct experimental and laboratory tests, and evaluate results to ensure specifications and reliability requirements are met
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Establish short-term operational plans (less than 1 year) with measurable contributions toward functional and business area results
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Communicate with internal and external stakeholders including customers, vendors, and senior leadership to influence changes to policies, practices, and approaches
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Conduct briefings with senior leaders on matters of importance to the function or business area
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Exercise hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation authority for direct reports in accordance with management review and approval processes
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline and minimum 9 years of related experience in chemistry and/or materials process engineering. Graduate Degree in relevant technical discipline and minimum 7 years of related experience in chemistry and/or materials process engineering. In lieu of a degree, minimum 13 years of related experience in materials process engineering.
Preferred Additional Skills:
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Demonstrated management and leadership experience leading experienced professionals or supervisors
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Comprehensive knowledge and skills within materials process engineering discipline
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Experience with solid rocket propellants and energetics formulation and processing
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Familiarity with aerospace and defense industry materials specifications and standards
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Background in materials characterization techniques and data analysis methodologies
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Knowledge of supply chain production support and manufacturing operations
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Experience conducting trade studies and supplier selection processes for materials and components
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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.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, 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.
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How this job compares
Set against the 473 open Materials Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$100–160K/yr263 salary ranges
- US median$36–50/hr23 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 473 open Materials Engineer jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- SpaceX53 open
- RTX Corporation21 open
- Serco19 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 9 years of experience — more than three in four Materials Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 378 postings).
- Education
- 298 of the 473 open Materials Engineer jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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