Manager, Aerospace Mechanical Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Ashburn, VA

1d•$122,000 - $227,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Aerospace Mechanical Engineer will oversee a team of Mechanical Engineers and Designers working on unmanned aircraft products. Approximately 75% of the role involves direct program work, including product development, while the remaining time is dedicated to functional management and leadership. The manager will help build and maintain a capable, agile team, support employees’ career growth and job satisfaction, and foster communication and execution across multiple programs. As a technical contributor, the manager will support development and production of unmanned aircraft systems through requirements derivation, CAD modeling, analysis, manufacturing, and testing. The position includes design and leadership responsibilities for aircraft structures and internal packaging, as well as subsystem-level schedule, cost, and technical responsibility. Up to 10% travel may be required. The role is on site in Ashburn, Virginia, on a 9/80 schedule: 80 hours worked over nine days in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of related 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.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience developing aircraft structures or major subassemblies.
Experience packaging electronics.
Excellent people skills and experience leading and collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Strong hands-on capabilities, including integration and diagnosis of complex mechanisms and products.
Experience designing for and testing to military environments, such as temperature, vibration, and shock.
Expertise in 3D CAD modeling; PTC Creo is strongly preferred.
At least 8 years of experience in mechanical design, requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, component 3D CAD modeling, data collection, and product documentation.
At least 3 years of experience leading and collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Prior or current experience working on aerospace products or systems.
At least 5 years of experience in 3D CAD modeling using PTC Creo, CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks.
Experience using Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

Design unmanned aircraft and supporting systems, including structures and internal packaging.
Create CAD models of parts and assemblies.
Perform trade studies to determine optimal designs.
Conduct structural and thermal analysis of components and assemblies.
Support electromechanical integration and electronics packaging.
Lead mechanical design efforts and required design reviews, including peer reviews, PDRs, and CDRs.
Hold schedule, cost, and technical responsibility at the major subsystem level.
Estimate costs for proposals.
Serve as a primary interface to customers and upper management.
Provide formal or informal guidance and mentorship to team members.
Direct and review the work of junior engineers, designers, and technicians.
Participate in risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
Manage a team of 6–10 Mechanical Engineers and Designers, including recruiting, selecting, orienting, planning, and training employees.
Coach, counsel, monitor, and appraise staff performance; promote direct reports’ career progression and employee engagement.
Coordinate program staffing needs and interview and hire as needed.
Conduct performance reviews and solicit peer feedback about team performance.
Contribute to departmental process improvement initiatives.
Understand team members’ contributions to support specific performance discussions.
Obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance and any additional clearances as required.