Senior Associate, Facilities Engineer

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Facilities Engineer to support design, maintenance definition, purchasing equipment, and general support of the Redmond test facility. The role supports the fabrication, assembly, and testing of chemical and electric thrusters, enabling a variety of missions.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions to support vacuum systems used in the hot fire testing of rocket engines.
• Cook up purchase of equipment, components, and materials for equipment in the test facility.
• Work with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to ensure appropriate use of safety protocols and environmental requirements are met for all facility activities.
• Coordinate activities with internal personnel as well as outside contractors to complete facility projects (replace equipment, implement improvements, troubleshoot issues, etc.).
• Use and operate various computer systems to procure facility equipment.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the working team and those contacted in the course of work.
• Effectively communicate to supervision/lead person, maintenance, engineering or other employees of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned to support the overall operation of the test lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience is preferred, but not required. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering, or related engineering discipline preferred.
• Experience with boiler systems and cooling towers
• Experience sizing vacuum pumps for small to large scale applications
• Familiarity with sizing and specifying hydraulic equipment used for incompressible flow systems (i.e. pumps, valves, sensors, flowmeters, etc.)
• Knowledge of high pressure gas systems and industrial electrical systems.
• Ability and willingness to work other shifts and overtime as necessary.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience sizing and specifying hydraulic equipment used for incompressible flow systems (i.e. pumps, valves, sensors, flowmeters, etc.)
• Knowledge of high pressure gas systems and industrial electrical systems.
• Ability and willingness to work other shifts and overtime as necessary.

Benefits

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

Pay

The salary range for this role in the State of Washington is $70,500 - $130,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Schedule

1st Shift 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week (Mon - Thu)