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Lead Engineer, Mechanical Packaging 1

Orlando, Florida

Job ID 10233
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L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title:  Lead Engineer, Mechanical Packaging

Job ID: 10233

Job Location: Orlando, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 – 9 hours Monday – Thursday

Job Overview

We have an immediate opening for a Lead Engineer. Mechanical Packaging to join our team in Orlando, FL. Types of systems you may work with include, but are not limited to, interconnect cabling and harnessing for complex missile systems, flight electronics boxes and associated printed wire boards, and electrical ground support / test equipment.

Essential Functions

35% - Use knowledge of cable and harness schematics and physical hardware to develop production drawings and bill of materials for various flight and non-flight equipment including cable installation drawings depicting the physical route of the cable on the supporting structure.  This includes design for manufacturing assessments of accessibility for cable routing and general manufacturability of the design. Preparation of deliverable drawings is generally per ASME Y14.100.  Team environment includes peer review of others work products inclusive of schematic drawings.

30% - Generate electro-mechanical assembly drawings for specialized test equipment including break out boxes, active test sets, and related test equipment for component and system level testing.  This includes the mechanical integration of electrical components using AMSE Y14.5 in preparation of mechanical details of the design.  This effort includes consideration for MIL-STD-1472 human factors as guidance for designs including legends and operational feedback to the user / operator. This often requires interface with: (a) thermal analysts to ensure thermal constraints are met and (b) users / operators to ensure that stakeholder feedback is incorporated into the design.

    25% - Support procurement, manufacture and integration of the hardware.  Work with procurement to resolve supply chain availability issues. Support the manufacturing engineering team and production staff in resolving build issues and concerns with the hardware. Support integration through engineering inspection of the fabricated missile sections and review of the cable installations on the all up vehicle.

    10% - Develop and maintain electro-mechanical designs for high reliability flight electronics boxes packaging circuit card assemblies (CCAs), internal harnesses, and thermal heat sinks in card mount frames or mounting discrete CCAs within a ruggedized housing. This requires interface with electrical engineers and mechanical engineers to ensure that the design sustains all operational flight environments and flight phases. Printed Wire Board (PWB) design / Gerber data review typically required.

    Requirements

    • A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
    • 9 years of related experience
    • Ability to review and interpret cable / harness schematics and interconnect diagrams
    • Ability to read schematics for electrical cable assemblies in order to define and select connectors, backshells, splices, wiring, etc.
    • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level. Requires U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residency or other status as a U.S. Person. Must be able to satisfy federal government requirements for access to government information, and having dual citizenship may preclude you from being able to meet this requirement.
    • Experience using MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

    Desired Qualifications

    • Experience with Creo Parametric with Cabling and Harness / Manufacturing
    • Experience resolving production and non conformance related issues
    • Experience with PWB design for high density designs
    • Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with technical and non-technical professionals at all levels

    Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

    By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

    L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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