Specialist, Structural Engineering

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Location: Jupiter, FL • Job Code: 39935

Schedule

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

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis and design of ramjet and scramjet propulsion system components including combustors, inlets, nozzles, and airframe integration structures
• Conduct finite element analysis (FEA) for static, dynamic, thermal, and coupled thermo-mechanical loading conditions using industry-standard software tools
• Evaluate structural integrity under extreme thermal environments, high-speed aerodynamic loads, and vibration/acoustic loading conditions
• Generate structural analysis reports, design recommendations, and technical documentation to support design reviews and customer deliverables
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including aerodynamics, thermal, materials, and test engineers to develop integrated propulsion system solutions
• Support hardware testing programs including test planning, instrumentation recommendations, data correlation, and model validation activities
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer presentations to communicate analysis results and recommendations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
• Travel required approximately 10-15% for customer meetings, supplier visits, and test support activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• Demonstrated experience with finite element analysis software (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, or similar)
• Experience with structural analysis of metallic and/or composite aerospace structures
• Proficiency with CAD software and engineering analysis tools

Skills

• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline with focus on structures, solid mechanics, or thermal-structures
• Direct experience with propulsion system structures, high-temperature structures, or hypersonic vehicle structural analysis
• Experience with thermal analysis, heat transfer modeling, and coupled thermal-structural analysis in high-temperature environments
• Familiarity with composite materials analysis, damage tolerance, fracture mechanics, or fatigue analysis methodologies