Sr Associate, Mechanical Engineering

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr Associate, Mechanical Engineering in Salt Lake City to design and deliver rugged defense communication hardware from concept through producibility. The role emphasizes Design for Excellence, environmental robustness, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across engineering and manufacturing.

The ideal candidate will support prototypes, verifications, and risk-reduction activities while preparing documentation for production.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil Engineering or have completed their degree within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Develop optimized mechanical solutions for ruggedized defense communication equipment, including enclosures, chassis, thermal solutions, cable routing, and other hardware assemblies.
• Apply Design for Excellence (DfX) principles—manufacturability, assembly, test, reliability, maintainability, sustainment—to improve robustness and environmental performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance cost, performance, and producibility.
• Create and maintain mechanical design documentation including 3D models, drawings, tolerances, and change packages.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing to resolve producibility challenges and prepare for production.
• Support prototype builds, design verification and validation testing, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Contribute to product qualification and risk-reduction efforts for shock, vibration, and thermal/environmental requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil Engineering

Job description

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: Sr Associate, Mechanical Engineering

Job Code: 43940

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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

Job Description:

Join the L3Harris Technologies, Spectrum Superiority, team as a Mechanical Engineering Specialist, focus on Design for Excellence for advanced communication equipment supporting defense applications. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical design and producibility of mission-critical hardware, throughout the lifecycle of the product.

Essential Functions:

• Develop optimized mechanical solutions for ruggedized defense communication equipment, including enclosures, chassis, thermal solutions, cable routing, and other hardware assemblies, with a focus on size, weight, and suitability for harsh military environments.
• Apply Design for Excellence (DfX) principles, including manufacturability, assembly, test, reliability, maintainability, and sustainment, to improve product robustness, environmental performance, and compliance with program requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management, to drive design solutions that balance cost, performance, and producibility.
• Create and maintain mechanical design documentation, including 3D models, engineering drawings, tolerance analyses, and engineering change packages.
• Partner with internal teams, suppliers, and manufacturing organizations to resolve producibility challenges and improve design maturity for production readiness.
• Support prototype builds, design verification and validation testing, root cause investigations, and corrective action implementation.
• Contribute to product qualification and risk-reduction efforts related to shock, vibration, thermal performance, and environmental requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Qualifications:

To be eligible, applicants mustbe pursuingabachelor'sdegree Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil Engineering or have completed theirbachelor'sdegree within the last 12months,regardlessof age.

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.

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