About the role
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Description
ForceX is seeking an 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 the VAMPIRE Counter-UAS product line. The role supports concept-to-production execution with focus on reliability, manufacturability, and program outcomes. This level is a senior professional role with strong job-area knowledge and broad project management awareness.
Essential Functions
- Own development and delivery of mechanical design documentation for mission system and mechanical integration hardware.
- Develop packaging approaches that support performance, assembly, access, and integration needs.
- Perform structural design work for brackets, housings, mounts, and other load-bearing hardware.
- Coordinate vehicle integration tasks with systems, electrical, manufacturing, and test stakeholders.
- Prepare technical content for design reviews and engineering assessments.
- Evaluate design trades involving mass, packaging, interfaces, manufacturability, and structural performance.
- Lead mechanical engineering activities to support prototype design, built, and test efforts.
- Document mechanical design decisions and release-ready engineering artif…
