Entry Level Electrical Engineering Technology Jobs in Virginia

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Job Title: Associate, Manufacturing Engineer (Electrical)

Job Location: Norfolk, VA (On Site)

Schedule: 5/40 (Monday through Friday)

Job Description: 

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an Electrical Manufacturing Engineer in Norfolk VA location to support the Circuit Breaker Depot.  The Manufacturing Engineer will support the evaluation, repair, overhaul and test of surface and subsurface military circuit breakers and various electronic equipment in support of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures products meet technical, test quality, cost, safety, schedule and Naval qualification requirements.
• Troubleshoots and resolves hardware manufacturing, quality and test issues to support production schedules.
• Improves manufacturing processes, documentation, yield and test efficiency in collaboration with a multi-disciplined team.
• Translates engineering design requirements into manufacturing operations sheets, work instructions, tooling and test equipment, workflows and processes.
• Supports daily manufacturing areas with hands-on hardware troubleshooting and incorporation/creation of changes (Engineering Change Requests, Engineering Change Orders).
• Dispositions non-conforming material with root cause, corrective action and defect analysis as required to prevent recurrence.
• Provides real-time technical support to breaker technicians, in-house as well as the supply base.
• Supports the Refurbishment and Repair requirements and processing of Government Furnished Material (GFM) or Equipment (GFE).

Qualifications:

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET) or have completed their Bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior manufacturing engineering experience with military products.
• Strong multidisciplined engineering aptitude, analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities.
• Proficiency with CAD modeling tools, Labview software and/or C++ software programming. Familiarity with PCB layout software and Gerber files is a plus.
• Experience with technical drawing interpretation including hardware drawings, printed circuit boards, cable drawings, schematic diagrams and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.
• Experience with surface/sub-surface nuclear electrical power distribution systems such as circuit breakers, switchboards, and switchgear.
• Familiarity with IPC-J-Std-001, IPC-A-610 and/or IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.

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