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L3Harris Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineering (Tool Design) in Huntsville, Alabama
Job Title: Senior Associate, Mechanical Engineering (Tool Design)
Job Code: 17632
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Responsible for the design, layout, testing and evaluation of mechanical and electro-mechanical devices or systems. Prepares design specifications, analysis and recommendations for presentation and approval. Analyzes mechanical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. Work with manual and semi-automated tooling such as jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels, and lifting devices in the fabrication and assembly of solid fuel rocket motors.
Essential Functions:
Works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area.
Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
Identifies and addresses changes within own job area.
Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results.
Work with PTC Creo and Windchill.
Conduct design reviews with cross functional teams to obtain approval of tool designs.
Oversee procurement/fabrication of tooling.
Work with manufacturing engineers to perform functional evaluations and acceptance of tooling design.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Less than 5% travel required.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related mechanical experience.
Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related mechanical experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related mechanical experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience with solid modeling programs such as Unigraphics NX, Pro-Engineer, AutoCAD Inventor, CATIA, CREO or Solid Works preferred.
Fabrication experience is a plus.
Composite Wind tool design and/or fabrication experience is a plus.
Compression Mold tool design and/or fabrication experience is a plus.
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.