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L3Harris Technologies · 2 weeks ago

Group Lead, Mechanical Engineering (Space Optical Systems)

Fort Wayne, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is a leading company in the defense industry focused on delivering end-to-end technology solutions. The Group Lead, Mechanical Engineering will oversee a team of mechanical engineers, providing technical leadership and ensuring adherence to engineering standards while managing staffing and group development.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Optical space payload designMechanical architecture developmentTechnical team leadershipCryogenic optical designCreo design experienceBudget managementAerospace engineeringGovernment contracts experienceProposal managementSoft skills

Required

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

5+ years of optical space payload design experience

Experience working with government contracts, requirements, and compliance

Experience with payload level design and development of mechanical architecture