Title:  Group Lead, Mechanical Engineering (Space Optical Systems)

Job Title: Group Lead, Mechanical Engineering (Space Optical Systems)

Job Code: 30152

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Job Description: 

L3Harris Technologies has an opening for a Group Lead, Mechanical Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position has extensive knowledge of EO/IR payload design that can be implemented in low size, weight, and power (SWaP) space systems. Candidate will provide direct contributions and act as a technical lead and group manager in mechanical design, analysis, integration into flight hardware, IRAD development and future pursuits.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Essential Functions: 

• 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.

Qualifications:  

• 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

Preferred Additional Skills: 

• DOD Secret Clearance preferred
• Experience with functional management of a team of engineers
• Creo design experience
• Design of IR and cryogenic optics systems
• Experience with budget allocation and management
• Experience working with proposal management for government contracts