Lead, Mechanical Engineering: Sign-On Bonus ($50K Max)

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Job Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineering: Sign-On Bonus ($50K Max)

Job Code: 45529

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80

Sign-On Bonus: A sign-on bonus of up to $50K may be included as part of an offer package for this level

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies has an opening for a Lead, Mechanical Engineer to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position has extensive knowledge of EO/IR payload design that can be implemented in low size, weight, and power (SWaP) space systems. Candidate will provide direct contributions and act as a technical lead in mechanical design, analysis, integration into flight hardware, IRAD development and future pursuits.

This position is located in Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical leadership for team of mechanical engineers in the areas of payload mechanical architecture, Cryogenic optical design, Cryocooler implementation, mirrors and mounts and optical alignment/focus management.

• Ensure that L3Harris mechanical engineering design standards and processes are followed.

• Ensure that overhead budgets are met

• Ensure that the mechanical designs of the group meet requirements and satisfy design for assembly and test needs.

• Lead team on new proposal bids to guide concept, BOE and BOM development.

• Develop our technology to push our designs forward for lower mass, lower cost, higher performance.

• Collaborate across functions to minimize gaps in requirements, responsibilities and payload performance.

• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• 5+ years of experience leading a technical team

• Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance

• Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture

Preferred Additional Skills:

• DOD Secret Clearance preferred

• Optical space payload design experience

• Experience with functional management of a team of engineers

• Creo design experience

• Design of IR and cryogenic optics systems

• Experience with budget allocation and management

• Experience working with proposal management for government contracts

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