Associate, Project Engineering

L3Harris•Canoga Park, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is currently seeking an Associate, Project Engineer. This role will be located out of our Space Propulsion and Power Systems facility in Canoga Park, CA. The Project Engineer/Component Product Engineer (CPE) will assist in executing all phases of day-to-day tactical duties on assigned propulsion programs while driving project action to achieve operational and financial objectives. Works with customer contacts for project activities and participates in sessions with customers for assigned aspects of project execution. Provides support for production and supply chain teams to ensure on time and on budget efforts.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.
Thorough understanding of various engineering and manufacturing processes such as design, product specifications, welding, brazing, machining, tooling, etc.

Responsibilities

Perform tasks under the guidance of a senior engineer on the Combustion Devices team supporting the RS-25 Engine Program, which is the core stage engine on NASA’s SLS program.
Responsible for the end-to-end manufacturing and delivery of critical rocket engine combustion devices hardware.
Work to reduce the cost of combustion devices components.
Support the design, development, fabrication and certification of hardware.
Support customer briefings, technical issues, failure investigations, improvement projects, creating technical plans, and non-conformance resolutions.
Support of the engineering, manufacturing and supplier management teams.
Performing technical analysis as well as conceptualizing new product designs.
Communicates well, both verbal and written, with contacts within and outside the organization (e.g. customers, suppliers, etc.) for execution of the project objectives.
Provide imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to a wide range of technical problems involving the conventional utilization of engineering techniques.
Responsible for briefing management and supporting program managers for briefing customers on all facets of assigned projects.