Lead Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineering 

Job Code: 44688

Job Location: On-site at our Canoga Park, CA facility

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Missile Solutions segment at the Canoga Park, CA site is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the engineering design team. This position will allow the successful candidate to drive innovative solutions into the development and integration of high-pressure and extreme-temperature propulsion systems comprising of hardware such as injectors, thrust chambers, storage tanks, manifolds, and piping. The Mechanical Engineer will bring strong engineering fundamentals to aid the mechanical design team in complex projects with minimal supervision.

Essential Functions:

• Develop concepts for mechanical systems to meet customer propulsion requirements. Perform preliminary design, component sizing, and propulsion hardware packaging to meet volume and mass constraints. Work mechanical solutions needed to integrate propulsion systems with vehicle and payload interfaces. 
• Create mechanical components and their higher-level systems for high-pressure and extreme-environment applications. Interpret engineering models and drawings and perform tolerance studies. Evaluate technical input from hardware suppliers and work with cross-functional teams on producibility improvements and cost savings. Participate in trade studies and preliminary designs using Creo 3D CAD modeling software.
• Prepare engineering drawings with associated geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in accordance with ASME Y14.5 standards. Actively participate in team meetings to assure design content for new or modified engineering designs. Release drawings through Windchill PLM system. May lead the work of design staff or oversee the work of product definition designers.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations for internal and external customers. Responsible for preparing engineering reports to support tolerance studies, engineering analyses, failure investigations, and/or technical close-out reports. May attend engineering review boards to support program-level technical decision making.
• Participate in development and qualification testing for new product development. Creates test integration hardware to support flow testing, vibration testing and hot-fire testing.  May support hands-on work during test preparation. May participate with data reduction.
• Perform or coordinate thermal and/or structural analysis for predicting component and system-level performance in the design of products.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and quality engineering to ensure hardware is producible and inspectable.
• Must be able to obtain US security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in the design, development, and/or production of mechanical systems for the Aerospace and/or Defense industries.
• Experience with liquid and gaseous pressurized systems and components such as tanks, fluid routing, sealing devices, valves, regulators, etc.
• Knowledge of liquid-fueled propulsion systems.
• Understanding of additive manufacturing and/or traditional manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, brazing, heat treating, etc.
• Working knowledge of ASME Y14.5
• Experience with CAD software tools (CREO) and PLM systems (Windchill).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $122,000 - $227,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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