Senior Specialist, Electric Propulsion Engineering
Senior Specialist, Electric Propulsion Engineering
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Job Title: Senior Specialist Electric Propulsion Engineering
Job ID: 26549
Job Location: Redmond WA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
As a member of the Engineering staff the Senior Specialist will work with minimal direction and exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to developing qualifying and producing electric thrusters for space flight missions. They will guide the successful completion of major projects and may function as a program technical team leader. The Engineering Senior Specialist will act as an external spokesperson for the organization on matters pertaining to electric propulsion. They will serve as a technical authority and provide guidance and training to less experienced personnel.
Essential Functions:
- 50% - Plans prepares for and supports production and testing of electric thrusters.
- 30% - Uses engineering and scientific principles to prevent investigate and resolve hardware and process anomalies.
- 10% - Leads research and development of advanced thrusters and processes including design and engineering analyses.
- 10% - Leads project or program teams to define and implement engineering solutions to meet group organization and enterprise objectives.
- Job may require travel to U.S. electric propulsion test facilities for up to 10 weeks per year.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Preferred Additional Skills:
- A Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or other related discipline is preferred.
- This position requires technical expertise in electric propulsion and knowledge of related disciplines.
- The candidate should have experience with electric propulsion hardware and test.
- The successful candidate will possess an understanding of plasma physics and material science and their practical application to electric thruster design and operation.
- Experience working in a team environment.
- Excellent written and verbal skills
In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in the State of Washington is $104500 - $193500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
