Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

About the role

L3Harris has an opportunity for a highly skilled Thermal Analyst to join our talented engineering organization. The Thermal Analyst will be a technical leader across multidisciplinary teams of engineers to create the best overall system design including thermal design, analysis, and test of optical systems operating in harsh space and ground environments. The candidate will possess in-depth understanding of aerospace thermal engineering technology and payload architectures for spacecraft sub-systems and instruments.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of system level thermal design & development, payload level integration and test, and risk mitigation for space-based environments
• Perform thermal design and analysis tasks on space-based complex mechanical hardware including structural components, mechanisms, and electronics packaging
• Create and analyze design concepts using thermal analysis software & FEA
• Define and establish the technical approach to meet assigned objectives; direct, coordinate and provide assistance to engineering team in order to meet assigned objectives
• Support requirements derivation and verification, system architecture development, loads derivation, trade studies, design sensitivity/optimization studies, preliminary and final design analysis, generation of analysis documentation (including presentation materials, and deliverable data packages), and leading system test activities
• Organize thermal design and analysis as an IPT lead; frequently interface directly with customer technical leads and management
• Prepare reports, formal documentation and presentation materials summarizing analysis results and present results to both external and internal groups, including leadership and customers
• Participate in and present information for Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM); interface with outside suppliers/customers and other engineering disciplines to drive designs to closure (Structural, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, Performance, Quality, Configuration Management); present design details at program reviews to customers and independent reviewers
• Develop thermal test plans to manufacture and test payload sensor systems
• Support new business opportunities
• Work multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing situations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Professional experience using thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop (preferred), Sinda, Flotherm, Icepak, etc.
• Professional experience leading a multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team through system requirements, design, analysis, test, hardware build, delivery and launch
• Professional experience with thermal analysis of mechanical and electronic systems, in space, air or ground environments
• Professional experience with thermal vacuum testing
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience with finite element analysis software
• Able to support design decisions with well documented engineering analyses and calculations
• Able to analyze problems and to focus and drive down to the root cause of problems quickly
• Experience in leading engineering teams from conceptual through detailed design phases
• Experience as a lead engineer, project engineer, or IPT lead is a plus
• Experience with Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Schedule

9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Pay & Relocation

Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants.