Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

L3Harris • Palm Bay, FL • 15h ago

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: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

Job Code: 38039

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking a driven mechanical engineer to lead process design, development, and qualification testing of complex mechanical hardware, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical systems, within a collaborative program team.

The ideal candidate will take ownership of major system components and adapt flexibly as program needs evolve. You may provide technical leadership across the full engineering lifecycle from requirements definition and concept generation through material selection, trade studies, design optimization, documentation, and assembly/integration testing.

This role requires hands-on experience in 3D modeling and critical hardware design and development, with the ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team environment. The candidate must be comfortable working in a lab setting with direct, hands-on involvement in hardware development and testing.

Essential Functions:

Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities.

Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives.

Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)

Proto@type, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies.

Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.

Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.

Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.

Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.

Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.

Highly organized and detail oriented.

Able to work independently with limited supervision.

Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, quality, etc.

Direct Designers, Technicians, and Operators as part of a design team.

Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (or active within the last two years) and favorable polygraph required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience in design or development of

precision mechanisms

mechatronic systems

packaging of modules and electronics

Consideration of thermal and structural loading.

Optimizations for size, weight, and power.

Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.

Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, and materials testing.

Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.

Experience with

machined part design

plastic and/or sheet metal part design.

Additive manufacturing technologies and design best practices

Understanding of EVMS cost and schedule practices.

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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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