Title:  Associate, Mechanical Engineer (Tool Design)

Job Title: Associate, Mechanical Engineer (Tool Design)

Job Code: 29010

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an Associate Tool Design Engineer to join our growing facility in Huntsville, AL. Manual and semi-automated tooling such as jigs, fixtures, molds, mandrels, and lifting devices are all required in the fabrication and assembly of solid fuel rocket motors.  Tool Engineers are responsible to define all of these items.  The role of Tool Engineering is mixture of design, structural analysis, project management and hands on manufacturing.  In this role, the selected individual will be responsible for:

Essential Functions:

• Working with cross functional teams define tool requirements.
• Designing required tooling using PTC Creo and Windchill.
• Use finite element analysis (FEA) methods and tools to perform structural analysis of tools in order to predict internal stresses and resolve structural instabilities.
• Conducting design reviews with cross functional teams to obtain approval of tool designs.
• Oversight of procurement/fabrication of tooling.
• Working with manufacturing engineers to perform functional evaluations and acceptance of the tooling.
• Performing liaison support for tool maintenance by identification of tool problems, design of repairs and implementation of modifications.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.
• Travel: 5%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior mechanical design engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior mechanical design engineering experience. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in the design of tooling to support manufacturing is desired.
• Experience using a solid modeling program such as Siemens NX, AutoCAD Inventor, CATIA, or Solid Works is preferred.
• Experience in ANSYS is a plus.
• Familiarity with GD&T and system tolerance analysis is a plus.
• Familiarity with principles of Design for Manufacturability is a plus.
• Experience working in the defense industry is a plus.
• Fabrication experience is a plus.
• Composite Wind tool design and/or fabrication experience is a plus.
• Compression Mold tool design and/or fabrication experience is a plus.
• Active Secret US Security Clearance is a plus.

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