Job ID:  29009

Title:  Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Tool Design)

Location: 

Huntsville, AL, US, 35773 Huntsville, AL, US, 35824

Job Title: Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Tool Design)

Job Code: 29011

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

 

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Tool Design Engineer to join our team at our growing AMF facility in Huntsville, ALTool engineers are responsible to define 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. The role of a Tool Engineer 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 using PTC Creo and Windchill in accordance with principles of Design for Manufacturability
  • Conducting design reviews with cross functional teams to obtain approval of tool designs.
  • Oversee 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.
  • Use finite element analysis (FEA) methods and tools to perform structural analysis of tools in order to predict internal stresses and resolve structural instabilities.
  • Apply GD&T and complex system tolerance analysis. 
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to obtain a US security clearance.
  • Travel: 5%.

 

Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior mechanical engineering design experience; or a Graduate Degree, and a minimum of 2 years prior mechanical engineering design experience; or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior mechanical engineering design experience.
  • 2 years of prior experience specifically in design of tooling, ground support equipment, or special test equipment.

 

Preferred Additional Skills:

 

  • Experience with Siemens NX is preferred.
  • Experience with ANSYS is preferred.
  • Fabrication experience is preferred.
  • Composite Wind tool design and/or fabrication experience is preferred.
  • Compression Mold tool design and/or fabrication experience is preferred.
  • Experience working in the defense industry is desired.
  • Active US Secret Clearance is desired.

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