Specialist, Project Engineering (CANOGA PARK)

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Job Title: Specialist, Project and Component Engineer

Job Code: 40978

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 Work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Missle Solutions Segment of L3Harris is currently seeking an experienced Specialist, Project and Component Engineer .

The Project and Component Engineer will assist in executing multiple phases of Pressurant and Propellant components (i.e., tanks, pressure switches, filters, regulators, transducers, and valves) within assigned defense programs. This role requires collaboration across mechanical, systems, and electrical engineering disciplines to support component development, integration, testing, and production.

The Project and Component Engineer will be expected to collaborate with multiple engineering, operational, quality, and supply chain functions to ensure successful component completion. This includes working closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to ensure components meet design, performance, qualification, and production requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in electrical engineering principles and applications, including support for electrically actuated and instrumented components, sensor and transducer integration, circuit/interface definition, electrical troubleshooting, test support, and verification of component performance within larger system architectures. Familiarity with electrical schematics, wiring/interface requirements, data acquisition, and coordination of electrical test activities is highly desired.

Essential Functions:

• Support the integration and evaluation of various electrical components, including transducers, pressure switches, regulators, and valves, to ensure compliance with system and program requirements.
• Develop, review, and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, interface control documentation, and test configurations associated with component design, development, and qualification activities.
• Under general supervision, determine approaches to objectives demonstrating a complete understanding and application of engineering principles, concepts, and practices.
• Development and fabrication support of pressurant and propellant rocket engine components that include (tanks, pressure switch, regulators, transducer, and valves). Translates engineering and scientific concepts from preliminary ideas through product life cycle.
• Supplier integration with external suppliers ensuing requirements are achieved on time and within budget.
• Interface with other members of project or program teams, management, and technical staff to provide coordination of technical, schedule, and cost solutions to team objectives.
• Analyze and verify product design and performance for adequacy and reliability. Support investigation and resolution of hardware and process anomalies and issues identified by preventative action/corrective action boards or safety initiative activities.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts and multiple engineering disciplines to author and refine specifications, trade studies, design concepts, systems integration and component-level test plans.
• Work consists of making moderate enhancements or improvements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• Up to 10% business travel to suppliers and other production sites.
• Position may require extended hours, as needed, to meet business objectives.

Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (Project, Excel, Powerpoint, Word).
• Engineering drawing and GD&T application experience.
• Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications as well as working knowledge of general production systems/methods and lean manufacturing principles.
• Familiar or experienced with manufacturing principles and fabrication processes.