Lead, Mechanical Engineering

L3Harris Technologies; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Lead, Mechanical Engineering to guide avionics packaging and mechanical design from concept through testing.

You will lead cross-functional teams and interface with design, analysis, systems engineering, and production to meet stringent technical and program requirements. You will mentor engineers, develop design controls, and interact with vendors for parts, focusing on rugged environments and space-grade considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering required; 9+ years experience, or graduate degree with 7+ years.
• 7+ years experience in mechanical design, requirements analysis, and documentation.
• Experience on avionics products or systems.
• 3D CAD modeling with Creo, Catia, NX or SolidWorks.
• Experience packaging electronics for military environments (temp, vibration, shock).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and development of production products.
• Create complex mechanical designs and layouts for multiple products.
• Package electronics including circuit cards, connectors, and cables for rugged environments.
• Develop, integrate and validate mechanical/electro-mechanical/opto-mechanical designs.
• Lead design control documentation and supplier interactions.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD Modeling

Requirements analysis

Interface definition

Thermal/structural analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering

Graduate Degree

Tools

PTC Creo

Catia

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineering

Job Code: 46034

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL & Malabar, 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 an Electronic Packaging / Mechanical Engineer to work with a cross-functional team to develop Avionics systems. The position will follow the product from conceptualization through hardware integration and testing, and will interface with Designers, Thermal/Structural Analysts, Systems Engineers, as well as other engineering disciplines, Program Managers, and customer counterparts. The position requires leading and performing the mechanical engineering activities related to the design, analysis, documentation, processing, fabrication, assembly, and qualification of product to the specification requirements typically with stringent technical, schedule, and process requirements. The applicant should have a strong background in the design of Avionics based Electronics Assemblies and experience supporting production of those assemblies

Essential Functions

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and analytical background with the ability to understand and guide analyses and offer solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems. Types of analysis include thermal, fluid, structural, and power.
• Create complex mechanical designs and execute layouts for multiple products.
• Demonstrated ability in packaging electrical components such as Circuit Cards, Connectors, and cables, including design, integration and validation in rugged environments including ground, avionics and/or space.
• Demonstrated ability in developing, integrating, and validating mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical designs.
• Lead the mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of production products.
• Lead the development of relevant design control documentation.
• Interact with outside vendors to source parts.
• Experience in the design of additive manufactured parts, machined parts, weldments, sheet metal parts, and cable assemblies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum 7 years experience in Mechanical design, requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, component 3D CAD modeling, data collection and product documentation
• Experience working on avionics products or systems
• Experience in 3D CAD Modeling – PTC Creo, Catia, NX or SolidWorks
• Experience packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.)

Preferred Additional Skills

• Creo experience preferred
• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
• Experience with machined part design.
• Experience with plastic and/or sheet metal part design.
• Experience with EVMS cost and schedule practices.
• Experience with VITA Avionics designs
• Prior experience supporting production/factory level electronics problem solving

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.

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