Lead, Material Process Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Huntsville, AL

105d

About The Position

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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior materials or chemical engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior materials or chemical engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior materials or chemical engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or appropriate discipline is preferred.
• Master's degree in one of the above disciplines is preferred.
• Knowledge of chemical principles, thermodynamics, polymer chemistry, structure/property relationships, kinetics, and data analysis is essential.
• Experience with polymeric materials, statistical analysis, and instruments used to characterize properties of polymeric materials or their precursors.
• Knowledge of high temperature mechanical and thermal testing of ablative materials, graphite, carbon-carbon and ceramic matrix composites.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support at L3Harris manufacturing facilities and supplier manufacturing facilities to assist in troubleshooting and problem solving production issues related to tape-wrapping and compression molding ablative materials.
• Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineers to develop robust manufacturing processes for various solid rocket motor components.
• Support design process by providing material selection recommendations, creating material specifications, reviewing design drawings, reviewing manufacturing planning, providing supplier technical support and supporting Engineering Review Boards, Process Change Boards, Failure Review Boards customer technical interchange meetings.
• Develop test plans in coordination with Design and Analysis disciplines and characterize non-metallic materials; analyze material properties and develop design allowables per industry standards.
• Summarize material properties and design allowable methodology in a written report.
• Perform engineering analysis of non-conforming hardware including coordination of analysis for disposition of Material Review Board documents.
• Maintain interactions with customers on materials obsolescence.
• Conduct project progress reviews to ensure program control.
• Conduct failure analyses to determine root cause and document technical conclusions of failure investigations.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree