Title: A Day in the Life of an L3Harris Engineer
Speakers: Amy Bonecutter-Leonard, L3Harris Technologies Microelectronics Division Chief Engineer
                   Benjamin Barger, L3Harris Technologies Digital Design Specialist Electrical Engineer
Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
Time: 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m.
Location: Van Leer Building, C241

Abstract: At L3Harris, an engineer can have a wide variety of roles and responsibilities – from individual contributor to CEO! Join two team members from L3Harris Technologies, Amy Bonecutter-Leonard and Benjamin Barger, to hear about what a career at L3Harris could mean for you.

Bios: Amy Bonecutter-Leonard is the Chief Engineer of the Microelectronics Division in the Space and Airborne Systems segment of L3Harris Technologies, which covers an extensive portfolio of solutions in intelligence, surveillance, small satellites, electronic warfare, avionics (including carriage and release systems), wireless solutions and C4I systems.  

Amy assumed the position of Chief Engineer of the Microelectronics Division in 2023. In this position, she reports directly to the Sr. Director of Engineering for the Intel & Cyber Sector and is responsible for all engineering operations in the Microelectronics Division, including staffing, tools, and processes for the programs in the division. She is also responsible for the technology roadmaps and development for microelectronics efforts in the Intel & Cyber Sector.  

Prior to her Chief Engineer role, Amy was the Engineering Director of Photonics & Microelectronics. While providing optical and electronic fabrication, assembly, and analysis services to the entirety of L3Harris, the departments primarily support the Intel & Cyber sector. Amy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in Material Science Engineering from the University of Florida.  Amy joined L3Harris in 2016 from Lumense, Inc. where she was a Process Engineer in optical waveguide technology. 

Benjamin Barger is a member of the Electrical Engineering Digital Design team at the Military Displays division of L3Harris in Alpharetta, GA. Ben joined L3Harris Technologies in 2020 after obtaining his Masters of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is responsible for many different Electrical Engineering roles, including circuit card design and debug, often having hands on two or three different projects/products at a time, in varying phases of the product development lifecycle.  

Ben also spends time overseeing and maintaining equipment in the Alpharetta site’s maker space known as the Innovation Lab, where engineers can use the PCB prototyping and PCB fabrication equipment to rapidly prototype ideas for testing tools or design concepts.

While he was still a student, Ben participated in the Undergraduate Professional Communications Program as a graduate teacher assistant as well as the Interdisciplinary Design Commons as a “Hive” Master Peer Instructor. The skills developed from working with these organizations and assisting other students have directly helped his ability to quickly adapt to the L3H business needs. The technical and collaborative skills learned while a student allowed him to support both his own designs and helping other team members with their designs.