About L3Harris
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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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.
Job Summary
Job Title: Principal, Mechanical Design Engineer
Job ID: 34884
Job Location: Orlando, FL
Job Schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking an experienced Principal, Mechanical Design Engineer in our Orlando, FL location. The selected individual will manage large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization, while working with and providing guidance to a team of mechanical engineers. This individual must be capable of devising solutions to complex engineering problems both independently and by soliciting input from other technical subject matter experts across the organization.
The Mechanical Design Engineer will work independently as well as working with other stakeholders to provide technical direction that will drive the success of all programs at Coleman. This typically includes working closely with internal and external customers while guiding our team of mechanical engineers. May be personally responsible for portions of the design and documentation efforts.
Essential Functions
- Ability to create and guide the development of aerospace structure designs including structure assemblies, component installations, and bracket designs that conform to requirements documents. Ability to assist in requirements verification of those designs.
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with technical and non-technical professionals at all levels.
- Experience with aerospace flight vehicle design.
- Research and analyze data such as customer design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
- Research, plan, design, and provide guidance to other engineers for mechanical and electromechanical products and systems.
- Analyze, design and test products or systems such as instruments, controls, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems.
- Ability to serve as a GD&T SME for the organization.
- Proficiency in preparing conceptual models and design review materials. Understanding of mechanical analysis requirements and techniques used for initial sizing and design verification.
- Plan and possibly direct engineering personnel in fabrication of test control apparatus and equipment, and development of methods and procedures for testing products or systems
- Detail-oriented and able to perform Peer Reviews of fellow engineers’ designs and drawings.
- Position may require occasional overtime.
- 20% travel (10 - 20%) as required to meet critical schedule milestones.
- Ability to obtain US security clearance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior mechanical design engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior mechanical design engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior mechanical design engineering experience.
Preferred Additional Skills
- 5+ years of experience with basic material selection, sheet metal design practices, basic machining practices and hardware selection. Proficiency with PTC’s Creo 8.0 or later revision, especially with detail part design, large assembly management and drawing documentation.
- Proficiency and experience with ASME Y14.5-1994 and generating detailed documentation of parts, assemblies and installations.
- Proficiency in non-conforming material review of root cause / corrective action and disposition instructions.
- Proficiency with hands-on engineering support of manufacturing.
- Proficiency in design of mechanical ground support equipment and handling procedures / methods.