Manager, Mechanical Engineering – Space Optical Systems
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Fort Wayne • United States
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About the role
- Provide on-site group leadership and supervision to team of 10 to 12 mechanical engineers in Fort Wayne Indiana
- Serves as a technical and process resource for the group
- Manage staffing levels and assignments for group to ensure proper skill set match and mentoring if needed
- This includes forward look and adjustment of group size to meet anticipated demands
- Grow and develop the group’s size and technical capability such the group doubles in size and splits into a second group with a new group lead within 1 year
- Provide technical leadership for team of mechanical engineers in the areas of payload mechanical architecture, Cryogenic optical design, Cryocooler implementation, mirrors and mounts and optical alignment/focus management
- Insure that L3Harris mechanical engineering design standards and processes are followed
- Ensure that overhead budgets are met and time critical items such as expense reports, timecards, weekly activity reports and indirect labor reports are kept current
- Ensure that the mechanical designs of the group meet requirements and satisfy design for assembly and test needs
- Lead team on new proposal bids to guide concept, BOE and BOM development
- Ensure that team works in a safe manner compliant with L3Harris code of ethics
- Inspire a collaborative culture of design that emphases data driven decisions
- Seek out and develop the next generation of leaders within mechanical engineering
- Develop our technology to push our designs forward for lower mass, lower cost, higher performance
- Collaborate with other group leads and leaders within mechanical engineering to share engineers, process improvements and technical insights
- Collaborate across functions to minimize gaps in requirements, responsibilities and payload performance
- Meets quarterly with each group member for one on one. This serves as a goal progress check and mentoring opportunity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering 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
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- 5+ years of experience leading a technical team
- Professional optical space payload design experience
- Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance
- Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available to qualified applicants
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical engineeringpayload mechanical architectureCryogenic optical designCryocooler implementationoptical alignmentdesign for assemblydesign for testBOM developmenttechnical leadershipprocess improvements
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationgoal settinginspirationdata-driven decision makingteam managementproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringGraduate Degree in related fieldSecret security clearance