About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineering</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Code: 38540</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Schedule: 9/80 </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Description: </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">L3Harris Technologies has an opening for a Lead, Mechanical Engineer to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position has extensive knowledge of EO/IR payload design that can be implemented in low size, weight, and power (SWaP) space systems. Candidate will provide direct contributions and act as a technical lead in mechanical design, analysis, integration into flight hardware, IRAD development and future pursuits.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Essential Functions: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Provide technical leadership for team of mechanical engineers in the areas of payload mechanical architecture, Cryogenic optical design, Cryocooler implementation, mirrors and mounts and optical alignment/focus management.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ensure that L3Harris mechanical engineering design standards and processes are followed.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ensure that overhead budgets are met </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ensure that the mechanical designs of the group meet requirements and satisfy design for assembly and test needs.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead team on new proposal bids to guide concept, BOE and BOM development.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Develop our technology to push our designs forward for lower mass, lower cost, higher performance.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Collaborate across functions to minimize gaps in requirements, responsibilities and payload performance.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Qualifications: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical 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.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">5+ years of experience leading a technical team</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Preferred Additional Skills: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">DOD Secret Clearance preferred</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Optical space payload design experience</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with functional management of a team of engineers</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Creo design experience</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Design of IR and cryogenic optics systems</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with budget allocation and management</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience working with proposal management for government contracts</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:white;font-size:14.0pt">#LI-KB1</span></p>