Senior Tool Design Engineer - Aerospace-Defense Hardware

L3Harris Technologies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist Tool Design Engineer to join our AMF facility in Huntsville, AL. The role blends design, structural analysis, and hands-on manufacturing to create tooling for solid fuel rocket motors.

You’ll define jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels, and lifting devices for fabrication and assembly processes. Responsibilities include design reviews, tool procurement oversight, and collaboration with cross functional teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior mechanical design experience; graduate degree with 4+ years preferred.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior mechanical design experience.

Responsibilities

• Define tool requirements with cross functional teams.
• Design using Creo and Windchill per Design for Manufacturability.
• Use FEA to predict stresses and resolve instabilities.
• Conduct design reviews with cross functional teams for approvals.
• Oversee procurement and fabrication of tooling.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineers for tooling evaluations and acceptance.
• Identify tool problems, design repairs, and implement modifications.
• Apply GD&T and system tolerance analysis.
• Proficient with MS Office tools.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• Travel: 5%.

Skills

Creo

Windchill

FEA

GD&T

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 6+ years mechanical design

Graduate Degree + 4+ years mechanical design

10+ years mechanical design without degree

Tools

Siemens NX

ANSYS

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist Tool Design Engineer to join our AMF facility in Huntsville, AL. The role blends design, structural analysis, and hands-on manufacturing to create tooling for solid fuel rocket motors.

You’ll define jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels, and lifting devices for fabrication and assembly processes. Responsibilities include design reviews, tool procurement oversight, and collaboration with cross functional teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.