Specialist, Stress, Tools & Design Engineer

L3Harris•Canoga Park, CA

About The Position

The Tool Stress Engineer works with the Tooling Design and Fabrication team to develop and design tools and equipment supporting manufacturing, quality, and test operations. The role evaluates and structurally analyzes tools throughout the design lifecycle—from initial concepts and preliminary models and drawings through final drawing release, fabrication, and use—to ensure they meet structural requirements for their intended applications before fabrication. The engineer also analyzes design changes and modifications and addresses issues that arise during tool use. The position performs engineering work of moderate scope, applying conventional engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to tooling adaptations and modifications. It selects and evaluates analytical data from previous tools, defines and computes engineering characteristics in accordance with specifications and interface requirements, and develops practical solutions to technical problems. The role may plan projects to develop new methods, perform complex stress analyses, and advise on structural requirements, machine suitability, and fabrication methods. The engineer may contribute to proposals, provide guidance to less senior engineers and support personnel, and act as a project lead. The role participates in periodic proof testing to verify required safety factors and may develop non-standard test methods to demonstrate the capability of complex tooling designs. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant engineering experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Knowledge of tooling engineering codes, rules, and regulations relevant to the assignment.
Ability to use engineering analytical, design, or process procedures.
Knowledge of engineering theory and practice relating to design and structural evaluation of devices or systems.
Knowledge of strength of materials, statics, dynamics, finite element modeling, and statistical methods.
Ability to use engineering test equipment, CAD, CAM methods, analytical software such as ANSYS, and associated computer systems.
Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack principles.
Knowledge of manufacturing methods and fabrication processes, quality control and regulatory processes, and work safety principles and practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for producing reports and spreadsheets.
Ability to evaluate tooling requests, develop design requirements, and conceptualize solutions.
Ability to coordinate and contribute to tool design and modification with knowledge of production processes, requirements, design concepts, and materials.
Ability to interpret production plans and create tooling to meet contractual or production requirements.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline and five years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of basic chemical principles.

Responsibilities

Develop and design tools and equipment supporting manufacturing, quality, and test operations.
Evaluate and structurally analyze tools from initial concepts through design, drawing release, fabrication, and use.
Ensure tools satisfy structural requirements for their intended use before fabrication.
Analyze tooling design changes and modifications and address issues that arise during tool use.
Select and apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to tooling adaptations and modifications.
Evaluate applicable analytical data from previous tools and calculate engineering characteristics consistent with specifications and interface requirements.
Develop practical solutions to technical problems using tool engineering techniques.
Conceive and plan projects involving development of new methods to attain objectives.
Perform complex stress analyses and advise on structural requirements, machine suitability, and fabrication methods.
Contribute to Tooling Design and Fabrication Team proposals, including analytical requirements, design approach, rationale, cost, and schedule estimates.
Provide guidance to less senior engineers and support personnel and, as needed, act as a project lead.
Participate in periodic proof testing to verify that tooling meets required safety factors.
Develop non-standard testing methods as required to demonstrate the capability of complex tooling designs.
Evaluate tooling requests, develop design requirements, and conceptualize solutions.
Coordinate and contribute to tool design and modification, accounting for production processes, requirements, design concepts, and materials.
Interpret production plans and create tooling to meet contractual or production requirements.
Make presentations to small audiences as needed.