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Specialist, Mechanical Engineering

Palm Bay, Florida
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

The Military Avionics group specializes in developing disruptive, next-generation technologies for military aircraft using small company agility and big company experience.  Team is seeking an Electronic Packaging Mechanical Engineer specializing in thermal analysis to work with a cross-functional team to assist development, design, and implementation of avionics electronic systems.  We are seeking a self-motivated individual contributor with strong thermal analysis skills.  The position will follow the product from conceptualization through hardware integration and test, executing the thermal analysis.  In this role you will perform analysis of avionics electronics equipment using first order thermodynamics and fluid mechanics principles, along with conjugate heat transfer simulations (CFD), to predict system and component level thermal responses.

Essential Functions:

  • Works under general supervision on tasking that is typically assigned with high level requirements, may be responsible for entire projects within job area. Some derivation of requirements may be required to support the design.
  • Leverages prior experience to support designs. Actively seeks feedback from SME's and other knowledgeable colleagues as needed.
  • Knows when to question requirements to determine real product needs
  • Actively seeks out information by interfacing with external disciplines as required to accomplish assigned tasking
  • Assists with new hire and intern onboarding, including support of career fairs and university outreach. Communicates applicable processes and standard operating procedures as well as their importance and benefits.
  • Establishes working relationships in other disciplines and departments such as operations, quality, and procurement
  • Effectively documents and communicates design intent.
  • Provides regular status reporting of accomplishments, issues, and challenges as well as potential risks directly applicable to current tasking
  • Demonstrated ability and creativity to propose multiple conceptual design solutions
  • Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience in 3D CAD modeling – PTC Creo, Catia, NX, Fusion 360,  Solidworks, etc.
  • Excellent people skills, with experience working and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
  • Strong hands-on capabilities, to include integration of mechanisms and products.
  • Experience with MS Office suite
  • First order analysis of heating/cooling thermal management systems (conduction, convection). I.E Heat Transfer 101
  • Experience in CFD software packages: FloTHERM is preferred. Ansys, Icepack, StarCCM, OpenFOAM, etc. acceptable.
  • Experience in thermal analysis for packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.)

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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