Lead, Mechanical Engineering

Essential Functions

• 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.
• Ensure that L3Harris mechanical engineering design standards and processes are followed.
• Ensure that overhead budgets are met
• Ensure that the mechanical designs of the group meet requirements and satisfy design for assembly and test needs.
• Lead team on new proposal bids to guide concept, BOE and BOM development.
• Develop our technology to push our designs forward for lower mass, lower cost, higher performance.
• Collaborate across functions to minimize gaps in requirements, responsibilities and payload performance.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 5+ years of experience leading a technical team
• Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance
• Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture

Preferred Additional Skills

• DOD Secret Clearance preferred
• Optical space payload design experience
• Experience with functional management of a team of engineers
• Creo design experience
• Design of IR and cryogenic optics systems
• Experience with budget allocation and management
• Experience working with proposal management for government contracts

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

9/80