L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago
Associate, Mechanical Engineer (Amityville, NY)
L3Harris Technologies is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent in the defense industry. The Associate Mechanical Engineer will provide mechanical engineering support for new product development and factory support, translating product requirements into specifications and conducting design analysis and testing.
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Responsibilities
Provide mechanical engineering support for both new product development activities as well as factory support of existing products
Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan to be used for development
Execute verification testing as defined by the mechanical specification and test plan
Conduct design analysis and testing, both structural and thermal, to prove design will meet customer requirements
Responsible for understanding customer needs, generating test procedures and finally executing the test
Generate and/or process engineering change orders (ECO’s) as required
Work directly with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation
Structural analysis of aircraft modifications, including design support, and preparation of technical documentation necessary to ensure airworthiness
Determination of stress levels in primary and secondary aircraft structure, systems, and equipment resulting from applied and induced loads, as well as the comparison of these stresses with material properties to predict failure and structural instabilities given due consideration to applicable failure theories
Involved in the installation coordination for design, modification, maintenance, and repair of aircraft structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment installations
Applies basic engineering design and/or analytical theory with understanding of structural analysis for application to integrated system design
Support transition from engineering design to manufacturing, assembly and aircraft installation of designed products
Application of principles supporting aircraft life cycle maintenance (repair, rework and designing replacement parts)
Opportunity to work on a wide variety of tasks and aircraft systems on various aircraft platforms
Qualification
Required
Applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Engineering or have completed their Bachelor's degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age
Preferred
CAD or analysis (FEA) tools exposure, and/or experience in mechanical design or analysis of electronic systems, structures and mechanisms
Familiarity with transducer instrumentation, data collection and or automation and software programming for numerical analysis
Must be able to apply the principles of Structural Mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities
Must be able to generate free body diagrams, determine reaction forces, calculate internal loads, and develop shear and moment diagrams
Working knowledge of one programming language
Familiarity with finite element methods and fatigue and damage tolerance principles
Benefits
Health and disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
EAP
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays
Company
L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies provides platform management system solutions for armed forces.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25B2024-03-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO
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