Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, development, and qualification of complex mechanical systems within a dynamic program team.

Responsibilities

• Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
• Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
• Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
• Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies
• Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems
• Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
• Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews
• Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Able to work independently with limited supervision
• Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
• Direct Designers/Technicians/Operators as part of a design team
• Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (or held within the last 2 years)
• Must hold or be able to obtain a favorable polygraph

Qualifications

• Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership
• Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
• Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
• Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes

Benefits

The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $102,000 - $189,000. 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

Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off.