Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer - Structural Analyst

Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

L3

Harris has an opportunity for a Senior Specialist, Structural Analyst to join our talented engineering organization. Lead engineers are technical leaders across multidisciplinary teams of engineers to perform mechanical analysis tasks on complex opto-mechanical systems and precision mechanisms in a program team environment. This position is responsible for the analysis of composite, metallic, ceramic, and glass components and assemblies for space and airborne systems.

Essential Functions:

• Interpret design specifications and create finite element models of complex components and assemblies for structural analysis.
• Analyze the models for stress, strain, displacement, modes, etc. at both component and assembly levels.
• Proficiency with FEMAP for pre and post processing FE models and in NASTRAN for solving static/dynamic, random analyses.
• Prepare reports, formal documentation, and presentation materials summarizing analysis results and presenting results to both external and internal groups.
• Mentor and lead mechanical teams of junior engineers and designers.
• Defines and establishes the technical approach to meet assigned objective.
• Directs, coordinates and provides assistance to engineering team in order to meet assigned objectives.
• Organization of structural design and analysis as an IPT lead; frequently interfacing directly with customer technical leads and management.
• Participates in and present information for Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM).
• Interfaces with outside suppliers/customers and other engineering disciplines to drive designs to closure (Thermal, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, Integration and Testing, Quality, Configuration Management).
• Presents design details at program reviews to customers and independent reviewers.
• Support new business opportunities
• Work multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing situations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Professional experience years of structural analysis methods (FEA and hand-calculations), and experience with FEA and Pre/Post Processor software (preferably Femap with Nastran)
• Professional experience in aerospace systems with an emphasis on structural/dynamics analysis
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Additional

Skills:

• Knowledge of system level hardware design & development, mechanical and structural analysis, payload level integration & test, and risk mitigation for space-based environments.
• Able to support programs with mission/requirements definition, concept generation, trade studies, design sensitivity/optimization studies, preliminary and final design selection, component selection, integration and test support, materials selection, FEM modeling, design documentation and collaboration with manufacturing operations for fabrication in a program team environment.
• Experience with optics and/or opto-mechanical hardware.
• Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplined team environment
• Experience as a lead engineer, project engineer, or IPT lead is a plus.
• Experience in the space industry highly desired
• Familiarity with CAD software, preferably Autodesk Inventor
• Experience with computational programming such as Matlab or Python.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance or the ability to satisfy requirements for a TS/SCI (SSBI).