Lead, Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer

Job Code: 40017

Job Location: Nashville Tennessee

Job Schedule: 9/80 Reg - every other Friday off

Job Description:

ForceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance cost and schedule objectives. The Mechanical Engineer designs analyzes and develops mechanical or electro-mechanical solutions supporting ForceX mission products. The role supports concept-to-production execution with focus on reliability manufacturability and program outcomes. This level is a subject matter expert role with comprehensive job-area knowledge and deep project management capability.

Essential Functions:

• Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware software and operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis risk identification and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status issues and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
• Contribute to proposal planning and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
• Support compliance with customer regulatory and security requirements.
• Travel up to 25% to support integration test customer engagement and program execution.
• Support work performed in a classified and or controlled environment.
• Design layout test and evaluate mechanical and electro-mechanical devices or subsystems.
• Perform engineering calculations and analysis to validate design robustness and reliability.
• Prepare technical specifications design documentation and recommendation packages for review.
• Partner with electrical systems manufacturing and quality teams to mature integrated designs.
• Support prototype build test issue resolution and transition to production.
• Develop detailed mechanical models layouts and design packages supporting prototype and production release.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• 9 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis for complex products.
• 9 years of experience interpreting customer technical requirements and translating them into implementable design artifacts.
• 9 years of experience with material component and process selection decisions.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline preferred; Engineering preferred Physics Mathematics and Computer Science acceptable.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience with environmental and qualification testing for example MIL-STD-810.
• Experience with design-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly practices.
• Experience in root-cause analysis and corrective-action implementation.
• Experience with mechanical modeling and design workflows for complex assemblies cabling and harnesses and packaging constraints in Creo 10.
• Role scope expectation: Manages large complex project initiatives of substantial importance with minimal oversight.
• Collaboration expectation: Communicates across organizational boundaries to explain and influence changes to technical practices and approaches.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C Denver or NYC areas is $122k MIN -$227k. The salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota NewYork state Cleveland Ohio and Vermont is $106k - $197k. This is not a guarantee ofcompensation 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.