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Job Title: Specialist, Mechanical Engineering Design Job Code: 33923 Job Location: Huntsville, AL Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of ever 14 days- Totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off Job Description:L3Harris Aerojet Rocketdyne is seeking an intermediate-level mechanical design engineering position with a focus on component and system design of flexseal nozzles for Solid Propulsion Systems. The position exercises moderate to substantial latitude in determining objectives and approaches on assignments including delegation of work and review of work products. This person will guide component design and system design of flexseal nozzles used in Solid Propellant and Controllable Solid Propulsion Systems.
Essential Functions:- Lead mechanical design activities for flexseal nozzles and solid propulsion systems and components.
- Independently develop design concepts, 3D models and support the development of detailed drawings for the manufacture of parts.
- Conduct trade studies and develop component specifications and procedures as required.
- Interact with component analysis, manufacturing, project engineering, quality and customer support groups.
- Plan and execute design tasks with limited general direction and work effectively within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment.
- Participate in shop floor and production hardware processing at suppliers and internally.
- Provide input to address nonconforming hardware, process planning, support production meetings, and work with supply chain to assure that design requirements are met.
- Support engineering drawing and specification updates at configuration change boards.
- Develop test plans and technical reviews.
- Assist in the identification and support of risk reduction and environmental test requirements. This may include manufacturing pathfinders, subscale testing, component and system level qualification tests.
- Prepare material and support presentations for internal and external customers.
- Responsible for preparing engineering reports to support tolerance studies, engineering analyses or failure investigations, including technical close-out reports.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of directly related Mechanical Design experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of directly related Mechanical Design experience. In lieu of degree, a minimum of 8 years of directly related Mechanical Design experience.
- 1 year flexseal nozzle design experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:- Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and experience with CAD software tools (CREO), and PLM Systems (Windchill) is desired, as well as proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of solid propulsion systems design and manufacturing methods.
- Experience with manufacturing methods is strongly desired.
- Knowledge and experience in strategic booster motors, tactical rocket motors, and vectoring nozzles.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and experience with CAD software tools (CREO), and PLM Systems (Windchill), engineering drawing and GD&T application experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
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