Associate, Materials Process Engineer

Job Title: Associate Materials Process Engineer

Job Code: 44735

Job Location:Canoga Park CA

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 an industry-recognized leader in propulsion systems for space missile defense tactical missile and armament customers. Seventy years of L3Harris proven products continue to drive success for a wide variety of launch vehicles missile defense systems and strategic operations for the defense and advancement of our nation.

The Missile Solutions segment at the L3Harris Canoga Park CA site is seeking an Associate Materials Process Engineer to join the engineering materials process team.

We are looking for an entry-level with broad theoretical job knowledge in materials characterization mechanical testing and materials property engineering. The candidate will work under general direction and guidance within standard processes for non-routine tasks. Contribute to systems and process changes in work routines. Support engineering efforts related to material property curve generation design allowables development and testing plans fracture mechanics characterization and nonconformance resolution (NCR) material property support.

Essential Functions:

• Support the generation of material property curves for use in design allowables fracture mechanics analyses and nonconformance report (NCR) dispositions in accordance with applicable command media and engineering standards.
• Assist in planning executing and documenting mechanical and materials characterization testing programs including tensile fatigue fracture toughness crack growth and other property-specific evaluations.
• Interpret and apply applicable command media requirements (e.g. internal engineering standards governing material property testing and data generation) to ensure compliant and traceable test execution and data reporting.
• Support development and maintenance of material property databases and design allowables documentation used by design and stress engineering communities.
• Evaluate raw test data for validity consistency and compliance with applicable specifications and standards.
• Work with cross-functional teams including design engineering stress analysis manufacturing quality and materials engineering to ensure material property data meets program and customer requirements.
• Prepare technical reports data packages test plans work instructions and process documentation in support of material property programs.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible applicants must be pursuing a bachelors degree in Materials Science Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field or have completed their bachelors degree within the last 12 months regardless of age.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g. MATLAB Python Excel) for processing and presenting material property test data.
• Familiarity with ASTM mechanical testing standards.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Connecticut Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C. area Denver or NYC areas is $68000 - $ 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 agreement.