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About the Role

Lead the hardware development of advanced space-based ISR and remote sensing technologies. Guide a high-performing engineering team in creating sophisticated opto-mechanical space systems and precision mechanisms. Bring complex space payload solutions from concept through design, build, and launch.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the design of high-precision spaceflight hardware, including opto-mechanical structures, mechanisms, tooling, and fixtures.
• Provide technical leadership across requirements, concept development, design trades, detailed design, analysis, documentation, integration, and test.
• Guide and mentor engineers, allocate resources, improve processes, and support strategic planning.
• Lead technical reviews, present designs to customers and reviewers, and coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Support manufacturing and production with tooling, fixturing, test equipment, and shop aids.
• Contribute to proposals, estimates, schedules, and engineering change activities.
• Manage hiring, employee development, performance, and team engagement.
• Ensure projects meet customer commitments for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Position will require some travel (less than 10%).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program and 12+ years of relevant experience, or graduate degree and 10+ years, or 16+ years of related experience without a degree.
• Professional experience in mechanical design for aerospace and defense programs.
• Professional experience leading engineering functional teams through design, analysis, test, hardware build, delivery, and launch.
• Professional experience in guiding/incorporating thermal or structural modeling and design methods, tools and results into a mechanical design.
• Professional experience in 3D computer aided design tools.
• Professional experience with project management including budget, schedule, and risk management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Skills

• Mechanical design
• Aerospace and defense programs
• Engineering team leadership
• Thermal modeling
• Structural modeling
• 3D computer aided design (CAD)
• Project management
• Budget management
• Schedule management
• Risk management
• Optical systems
• Space structures
• Space mechanisms
• High-reliability hardware
• CREO
• GD&T
• Tolerance analysis
• Root cause analysis
• Corrective action plans
• AS9100 quality systems
• Space industry developmental programs

Location

• Wilmington, MA
• Rochester, NY

Work Type

• 9/80 schedule (Every other Friday off!)
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 12+ years of relevant experience (with Bachelor's)
• 10+ years of relevant experience (with graduate degree)
• 16+ years of related experience (without a degree)

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Graduate degree

Salary/Compensations

• $146,000.00 - $271,000.00 (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C. areas, Denver, or NYC areas)
• $126,500.00 - $235,500.00 (Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia)

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $50K
• Relocation assistance
• Health insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

About the Company

• Join L3Harris Space Systems and help shape the future of space innovation.
• We are looking for a strong mechanical engineering leader who thrives on solving challenging problems, driving innovation, and inspiring teams to deliver exceptional results.