Lead, Mechanical Engineering

L3Harris Technologies • Palm Bay, FL

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About The Position

We are seeking an Electronic Packaging / Mechanical Engineer to work with a cross-functional team to develop avionics systems. The position follows products from conceptualization through hardware integration and testing and interfaces with designers, thermal/structural analysts, systems engineers, other engineering disciplines, program managers, and customer counterparts. The role leads and performs mechanical engineering activities related to product design, analysis, documentation, processing, fabrication, assembly, and qualification to specification requirements, often under stringent technical, schedule, and process constraints. The successful applicant will have a strong background in designing avionics-based electronics assemblies and experience supporting their production.

The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida, and Malabar, Florida, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of related experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in mechanical design, requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, component 3D CAD modeling, data collection, and product documentation.
• Experience working on avionics products or systems.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling using PTC Creo, CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks.
• Experience packaging electronics, including design for and testing to military environments such as temperature, vibration, and shock.

Nice To Haves

• Creo experience.
• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
• Experience with machined part design.
• Experience with plastic and/or sheet metal part design.
• Experience with EVMS cost and schedule practices.
• Experience with VITA avionics designs.
• Prior experience supporting production- or factory-level electronics problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Understand and guide analyses and offer solutions related to mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems, including thermal, fluid, structural, and power analyses.
• Create complex mechanical designs and execute layouts for multiple products.
• Package electrical components such as circuit cards, connectors, and cables, including their design, integration, and validation in rugged ground, avionics, and/or space environments.
• Develop, integrate, and validate mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical designs.
• Lead mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of production products.
• Lead the development of relevant design control documentation.
• Interact with outside vendors to source parts.
• Design additive-manufactured parts, machined parts, weldments, sheet metal parts, and cable assemblies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior