Director, Mechanical Engineering (Segment Strategy Lead)

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Director to lead cross-sector mechanical engineering strategy and discipline excellence across the Space & Mission Systems (SMS) segment. Reporting to the Vice President of SMS Engineering Technology & AI, this leader will partner with the sectors to deliver on today's commitments while building tomorrow's mechanical engineering discipline today.

Responsibilities

• Lead segment-wide discipline initiatives while being available to roll up your sleeves and support sectors with urgent technical fires and critical program needs.
• Cook up cross-sector mechanical engineering resource sharing, best practices, and discipline standards to reduce duplication and increase segment-wide capability and efficiency.
• Establish and lead Cross-Sector Communities of Practice (CoPs) for mechanical engineering disciplines to accelerate talent development and knowledge transfer across sectors.
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize, and drive adoption of mechanical engineering tools, infrastructure, development environments, and processes to optimize engineering productivity.
• Own the AI strategy and discipline roadmap for mechanical engineering.
• Partner with AI Workforce Readiness to ensure AI training programs are tailored to mechanical engineers and aligned with discipline-specific roadmaps and program needs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop discipline talent fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to sector Chief Engineers, program managers, and business development teams on matters of mechanical engineering strategy, standards, and capability.
• Occasional travel to various L3Harris locations will be required – Roughly 10-20%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with a minimum of 15 years of experience; or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of experience.
• Active Secret Clearance is required.
• Professional experience leading and developing large mechanical engineering teams across multiple programs or sectors.
• Professional experience developing engineering team strategies, workforce development plans, and performance management frameworks.
• Experience leading large DoD proposals with significant mechanical engineering content.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with a track record of influencing across organizations.
• Experience managing and growing engineering communities of practice across large, distributed organizations.
• Extensive knowledge of Agile, SAFe, and DevSecOps frameworks in a defense program context.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays