Tool Design Engineer - Defense Systems

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

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Specialist Tool Design Engineer for our AMF North/South facility in Huntsville, AL. You’ll design tooling such as jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels and lifting devices for solid fuel rocket motor fabrication and assembly.

You’ll use Creo and Windchill, perform FEA, lead design reviews, oversee tooling procurement, and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers to evaluate tooling performance. Travel 5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 8+ years mechanical design experience.
• Graduate Degree with 2+ years of mechanical design experience.
• Experience with tooling and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Define tool requirements with cross functional teams.
• Design tools using Creo/Windchill per DFM principles.
• Apply FEA to predict stresses and resolve instabilities.
• Conduct design reviews and obtain approvals.
• Oversee tooling procurement and fabrication.
• Support tool maintenance and repairs as needed.
• Travel: 5%.

Skills

Tool design collaboration

Creo

Windchill

FEA methods

MS Office

GD&T

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Design

Graduate Degree in Mechanical Design

8+ years mechanical design experience (no degree)

Tools

Siemens NX

ANSYS

Fabrication experience

Composite Wind tool design

Defense industry experience

US Secret security clearance

Job description

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Specialist Tool Design Engineer for our AMF North/South facility in Huntsville, AL. You’ll design tooling such as jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels and lifting devices for solid fuel rocket motor fabrication and assembly.

You’ll use Creo and Windchill, perform FEA, lead design reviews, oversee tooling procurement, and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers to evaluate tooling performance. Travel 5%.