Manager Mechanical Engineer

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Job Title:

Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Job Code: 42015

Job Location:

Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule:

9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours working- and have every other Friday off

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Harris is seeking a people-focused engineering leader to manage the Environmental Analysis Team within Mechanical Engineering. This role leads experienced analysts responsible for thermal, structural, shock, vibration, and environmental analysis supporting the design, qualification, production, and sustainment of ruggedized electronic and electro-mechanical hardware.

The Manager translates functional goals into short-term operating plans, aligns staffing and execution to program priorities, and ensures the team delivers technically sound analysis products on schedule. The role combines day-to-day leadership of analysts with hands‑on engagement in methods development, process improvement, customer support, and cross‑functional problem solving.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of mechanical and environmental analysts supporting multiple programs and product lines.
• Assign team resources to proposals, development efforts, qualification programs, production support, and sustainment activities based on business priorities, skill mix, and schedule needs.
• Provide technical direction for thermal, structural, vibration, shock, fatigue, and environmental analyses, and ensure assumptions, models, reports, and recommendations are technically rigorous and clearly documented.
• Drive close correlation between analysis, test, and field performance data to improve model accuracy, design confidence, and product reliability.
• Partner with systems, electrical, manufacturing, quality, test, supply chain, and program teams to resolve design issues and balance performance, cost, producibility, and schedule.
• Establish and improve standard work for analysis planning, peer reviews, model quality, report quality, and lessons learned to increase consistency and efficiency across the team.
• Support proposal development, basis‑of‑estimate creation, technical risk assessments, and customer presentations related to environmental performance and design maturity.
• Hire, onboard, mentor, and assess team members; provide clear feedback, performance management, and development plans that strengthen both technical depth and leadership capability.
• Champion continuous improvement through metrics, root‑cause problem solving, method enhancement, and practical automation that reduces cycle time without reducing quality.
• Maintain awareness of tool, software, and lab capability needs and recommend investments that improve team effectiveness and long‑term capacity.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and engineering excellence with a strong sense of urgency around customer commitments and program milestones.
• Contribute directly to technically challenging work when needed, particularly for high‑risk analyses, design trades, and issue resolution.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience; graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Engineering leadership experience, including direct people management, workload planning, performance evaluation, coaching, and difficult conversation skills.
• Strong…