Lead, Mechanical Engineering Security Clearance

Position: Lead, Mechanical Engineering with Security Clearance
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Job Title:

Lead, Mechanical Engineering Job Code: 38540

Job Location:

Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule:

9/80

Job Description:

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Harris Technologies has an opening for a Lead, Mechanical Engineer to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position has extensive knowledge of EO/IR payload design that can be implemented in low size, weight, and power (SWaP) space systems. Candidate will provide direct contributions and act as a technical lead in mechanical design, analysis, integration into flight hardware, IRAD development and future pursuits.

Essential Functions:

* 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.

* Ensure that L3

Harris mechanical engineering design standards and processes are followed.

* Ensure that overhead budgets are met
* 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.

* Develop our technology to push our designs forward for lower mass, lower cost, higher performance.

* Collaborate across functions to minimize gaps in requirements, responsibilities and payload performance.

* Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Qualifications:

* 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.

* 5+ years of experience leading a technical team

* Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance

* Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture Preferred Additional

Skills:

* DOD Secret Clearance preferred

* Optical space payload design experience

* Experience with functional management of a team of engineers

* Creo design experience

* Design of IR and cryogenic optics systems

* Experience with budget allocation and management

* Experience working with proposal management for government contracts #LI-KB1 L3

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