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Sr Technical Manager, Space Hardware (Space Optical Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($50K max) 1

L3Harris Technologies · Wilmington, MA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$146k–$271k/yrFull-time

About the role

Join L3Harris Space Systems and help shape the future of space innovation. In this role, you’ll lead the hardware development of advanced space-based ISR and remote sensing technologies that support critical government, civil, and commercial missions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support the design of high-precision spaceflight hardware, including opto-mechanical structures, mechanisms, tooling, and fixtures
  • Provide technical leadership across requirements, concept development, design trades, detailed design, analysis, documentation, integration, and test
  • Guide and mentor engineers, allocate resources, improve processes, and support strategic planning
  • Lead technical reviews, present designs to customers and reviewers, and coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams
  • Support manufacturing and production with tooling, fixturing, test equipment, and shop aids
  • Contribute to proposals, estimates, schedules, and engineering change activities
  • Manage hiring, employee development, performance, and team engagement
  • Ensure projects meet customer commitments for cost, schedule, and technical performance

Requirements

  • Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program and 12+ years of relevant experience, or graduate degree and 10+ years, or 16+ years of related experience without a degree
  • Professional experience in mechanical design for aerospace and defense programs
  • Professional experience leading engineering functional teams through design, analysis, test, hardware build, delivery, and launch
  • Professional experience in guiding/incorporating thermal or structural modeling and design methods, tools and results into a mechanical design
  • Professional experience in 3D computer aided design tools
  • Professional experience with project management including budget, schedule, and risk management
  • Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with optical systems
  • Experience with space structures, mechanisms, and high-reliability hardware
  • Familiarity with the 3D CAD tool CREO
  • Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis
  • Experience executing root cause analyses and corrective action plans
  • Experience executing within quality systems such as AS9100
  • Experience with developmental programs within the Space industry

Qualifications

  • Active security clearance is desired

Skills

  • Technical leadership
  • Team development
  • Project management
  • Design and analysis
  • Manufacturing support
  • Proposal and estimate preparation
  • Hiring and employee development
  • Technical review coordination
  • Customer communication

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 California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $146,000.00 - $271,000.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $126,500.00 - $235,500.00 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

9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

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