L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Manager, Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Design PLM Lead) Job Code: 24428 Job Location: Palm Bay, FL Job Description: The Manager, Mechanical Design PLM Lead has responsibility for leading the development, testing and deployment of the mechanical engineering tools and processes within an integrated multi-discipline engineering PLM ecosystem (i.e. Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Software) through the harnessing of modern digital capabilities. This position will be responsible for developing new, digitalized business processes and system configurations, testing and validation of the modern PLM system with integrations with systems and software environments as well as ERP and MES systems to deliver improved engineering abilities to rapidly develop and deliver products, and to improve value stream handoffs. In addition, this role will actively partner with Segment discipline and sector leadership to ensure the technical delivery of highly scalable and performant capabilities supporting the adoption of a new set of integrated processes and methods. The Manager, Mechanical Design PLM lead role will be adept at leveraging technology and partnering with technical experts to develop an integrated set of discipline-specific digital strategies to deliver superior mission solutions. This role will define a vision around the strategy, technology and talent that will be core to this initiative. A key area of focus will be partnering with IT to understand the needs of stakeholders across the enterprise to build, grow, and lead a matrixed team to deliver high quality capabilities to promote the Digital experience. Essential Functions: • Advance L3Harris’ ability to transition products to the customer more effectively using new design methodology tools (model-based design, digital engineering) • Assess current state tools and processes, customer requirements and business need to develop a discipline-specific business processes and tool configurations, identifying and prioritizing key capabilities to be integrated in the digital thread e.g. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) interfaced into Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and business intelligence tools, etc. • Complete enterprise maturity assessments and gap analysis for digital engineering implementation • Mature engineering capabilities to reduce defects, rework, improve productivity • Manage the project plan aligned to the organizational vision and maintain the budget of Digital Engineering deployment initiatives. • Creation of a multi-organizational project plan and manage resources effectively to ensure project schedule • Lead Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) throughout the organization to ensure that the technical aspects of Digital Engineering Deployments meet the technical capability need of the organization and programs. • Coordinate with various Engineering Centers of Excellence, Sector Chief Engineers, Operations, and IT to ensure the Digital Engineering implementations achieve success. • Promotes Digital Engineering methodologies and methods throughout business, driving to achieve the Digital Engineering roadmap. • Create metrics to demonstrate improved abilities for rapid development and delivery of work products in the value stream Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree 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 • Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited university in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics • 12+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree • Heavy exposure and implementation experience in modern technology, architecture, and automation patterns of engineering capabilities • Prior experience in development of methods in model-based design, MCAD, visualization, configuration management practices, and/or Hardware engineering; through understanding of Engineering processes and tools beyond the application level. Preferred Additional Skills: • Digital engineering integration experience • Experience in process transformation and rationalization • Demonstrate independence, creativity and initiative and the ability to master a solid understanding of the digital strategy and its business goals • Has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products / services in a high growth environment where priorities shift rapidly • Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases. • Rapid personal pace with ability to deliver and drive results • Ability to work with diverse team (with sometimes conflicting needs) to drive to a common solution that meets the needs of the business #LI-KB1 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish.
See More Details >>L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle Mechanical) Job Code: 22386 Job Location: Remote or Palm Bay, FL or Rochester, NY or Ft. Wayne, IN or Colorado Springs, CO or San Diego, CA Job Description: L3Harris' Space and Airborne Systems seeks a Space Vehicle (SV) Mechanical Systems Engineer (MSE) to join our growing team. The individual in this role will act as the primary mechanical systems engineer responsible for mechanical integration of the spacecraft bus, mission payload, and communication payload to ensure seamless end-to-end mission performance. The MSE has overall technical responsibility for the mechanical design, development, integration, and test for the Space Vehicle and serves as the primary software point of contact for external segments, test and operations. The MSE will coordinate and/or perform test and analysis integration activities to ensure the system meets Customer and Mission requirements. The MSE will coordinate all mechanical technical efforts to generate contractually required system design documents and design review technical packages. Essential Functions: • Manages and maintains the mechanical integration of the spacecraft bus, mission payload and communications payload according to internal and external ICDs • Generation and coordination of mechanical design specifications and interface (internal and external) documents including requirements derivation, allocation, and flow up/down, and V&V activities • Extracts mechanical and environmental requirements from mission-level and CONOPs, and cascades them to the spacecraft bus, mission payload, and communications payload, encompassing allocations into software, firmware, and hardware, as well as test beds and simulators. • Ensures mechanical functional and physical allocations, changes and requirements compliance are being addressed throughout the SV design. • Coordinates and/or completes mechanical integration activities such as mass properties management, propulsion and mass budgets, critical clearances, structural, thermal, Field of View, slosh, and coupled loads analyses and test, mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE) integration, cable harness routing, and configuration control. • Supports the SEIT organization in planning the mechanical integration testing of HW/SW from the subsystem level to the SV level, including execution of SV level tests and troubleshooting issues • Maintains cognizance and communicates changes of the SV subcontractor and in-house mechanical design baselines, pinouts, size and weight, and interfaces • Support to the system modeling teams in generation of Cameo system views and simulations as well as ConOps generation • Works closely with Software, Mechanical, and Integration and Test Systems Engineers to own and oversees End-to-End integration of spacecraft bus, mission payload, and communications payload across the full program lifecycle • Represent Space Vehicle mechanical engineering during major system level design reviews such as SRR, SDR, PDR and CDR and milestone reviews such as MRR, TRR, PSF, LRR and MDR • Leads or participates in failure review boards, engineering review boards, change control boards to ensure mechanical impacts are coordinated across the SV • Creating and/or supporting delivery of Customer CDRLS • Ability to lead diverse technical teams across internal and subcontractor efforts • 25% travel as required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree 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. • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or adjacent field. • Active TS/SCI security clearance. • Experience with mechanical integration of spacecraft busses, mission payloads, and communications payloads for seamless end-to-end mission performance. • Experience with leading both internal and external supplier mechanical engineering teams. • Experience with mechanical integration, testing, and troubleshooting of complex systems. Preferred Additional Skills: • Well versed in fleshing out or coordinating physical and functional mechanical interface details such as connectors pinouts and cable routing, mounting, seals, docking, dispenser, solar array and deployment mechanisms, payload attach points, thruster locations, and thermal control • Experienced with mechanical requirements validation, sell-off, milestone entry/exit criteria • Experienced with mechanical integration planning when there are multiple HW solutions from both internal and external suppliers • Experience with writing Statement of Works for external and internal suppliers • Familiarity with mechanical engineering structural and thermal processes • Familiarity with Digital Engineering and MBSE tools such as CAD, DOORs, CAMEO, CREO, JIRA • Ability to make risk-based decisions balancing technical, cost and schedule • Strong track record of leading integration and test engineering teams through all phases of a space program; pursuits and proposal, design and development, integration and test, and operations • Experience in mentoring and growing technical staff • Ability to perform or coordinate Space Vehicle level mechanical analyses and trades such as pin outs, mass and propellant budgets, structural, thermal, vibration and shock, modal, and mass properties analyses and test, sensor sizing, and hardware placement In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $108,500-$201,500. For California, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $125,000-$232,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close June 30, 2025. #LI-KB1 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish.
See More Details >>Engineering Technician needed for a contract role in Palm Bay, FL • *Must have ACTIVE Secret Clearance** Job Description: Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. Assists in the design, construction, test and check-out of test equipment. Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems. Works from schematics, operating or repair manuals, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions. May work with complex machines or computer systems. Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format. Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions. Overall Summary • Fully proficient support individual contributor. • Works under limited supervision. • May be a resource to other employees in areas of expertise. • Assignments are moderately difficult requiring some judgment. • Support of Space Vehicle satellite manufacturing • Individual contributor responsibilities with limited supervision • Following engineering drawings and defined manufacturing processes. • Navigating and working to paperless work instructions (MES) • Lead complex tasks when needed. Contribute to pre task briefings • Flexibility to work overtime/nights/weekends and alternate shifts • Cable and harness installation, routing and cable management, cable mate/demate operations • Mechanical assembly and test of space hardware including ESD sensitive hardware. • System level hardware integration. • Rigging/overhead crane and forklift operation, • Preparation for and conducting system level hardware testing (deployments, environments testing, etc.). • Performing system level alignments to meet system requirements • Field support for launch vehicle integration • Move equipment weighing 45 pounds or less from one place to another. • Repetitive movements during specified durations. • Manual dexterity, motor skills and situational awareness to handle and manufacture space hardware. Nature of Supervision • Works under limited supervision. • Less detailed instructions are provided and minimal peer review is required. Communication & Influence • Communicates with contacts typically within and outside the department on matters that involve obtaining or providing information requiring explanation or interpretation to understand and reach agreement. • May be a resource to other employees in areas of proficiency. Innovation & Complexity • Work may be structured within identified boundaries and procedures. • Follows established processes to complete tasks. • Identifies problems and issues in straightforward situations. • Resolves most issues. Organization Impact • Works to achieve operational targets within job area which has moderate impact on the overall achievement of results for the team. Work is of moderate scope, typically on larger, task-related activities. Education & Experience • Requires fully proficient job knowledge/skills. • Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Employment Pre-requisites The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and d rug urinalysis. SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. #DZFED #INDSOC Estimated Min Rate: $22.40 Estimated Max Rate: $32.00
See More Details >>Embarking on a career in the mechanical trade in Palm Bay, FL typically begins with an apprenticeship, blending hands-on experience with classroom instruction, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships generally span three to four years, with extensive training under seasoned professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 26,028 mechanical trade professionals nationwide, with an average weekly wage of $1,573.25, and an annual overtime average of $29,244. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Gild facilitate the search for apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a rewarding career with strong earning potential—often exceeding $80,000 annually for experienced professionals.
