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Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Reference# 39014

Location: Waterdown, Ontario

Schedule: 9/80 regular

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro1-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

Our Mechanical Engineers are responsible for the design of highly complex opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical components from concept straight through to production. Although our work is driven by specific objectives, goals, and defined boundaries, we execute our work under wide guidelines

Primary Responsibilities 

• Establish short-term operational plans with measurable contribution to function or business area results.
• Provide technical leadership and support to the extended L3 Harris Wescam Mechanical Engineering team
• Hold technical responsibility for the overall mechanical design integrity of all products designed at L3 Harris Wescam
• Participate in all technical design reviews to ensure mechanical design integrity is achieved
• Contribute to the conceptual design, detailed design and engineering validation of mechanical sub-systems and components as a team leader in reference to product design activities
• Foster career development of professional staff, and provide performance feedback through bi-yearly performance reviews.
• Develop and maintain the Mechanical Engineering design processes and standards
• Manage the selection of Mechanical Engineering tools to foster innovation and maximize efficiency of the product development process
• Estimate the cost and schedule of assigned mechanical work packages and validate work packages estimated by other mechanical leads/designers. Monitor actuals against estimate, and develop strategies to continually improve on estimate accuracy.
• Monitor mechanical design engineering demand via the engineering manpower database and provide recommendations for new hires to meet expanding demand
• Source and develop external mechanical design resources that can be utilized on demand to meet fluctuating resource requirements
• Provide mechanical technical support to other areas of the organization including Operations, Operations Engineering, Bids and Proposals, Sales and Marketing, and Export Compliance
• Keep in synchronization with Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical industry trends and new technologies that may be relevant to L3 Harris Wescam’s present and future product development
• As required, provide management and technical leadership for NPI projects, including meeting cost and schedule objectives
• Participate in department continuous improvement processes

Required Capabilities

• Management and leadership knowledge in job area and comprehensive knowledge within professional discipline.
• Combined technical and interpersonal communication skills, project management skills and a proven ability to meet conflicting deadlines driven by varying stakeholders.
• Proficient at problem solving using critical thinking and decisive reasoning
• Knowledge of opto-mechanical design principles & optical principles
• Knowledge of machining and optical manufacturing techniques and processes
• Knowledge of machining, casting, sheet metal, and composites manufacturing techniques and processes
• Knowledge of rapid prototyping techniques and methods
• Knowledge of Materials Science: Corrosion, composites, surface coating and conversion, reference mil spec
• Experience with CAD Design using SolidWorks
• Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area.
• Typically has comprehensive knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline and may have broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
• Technical Proficiency in:
  • Structural analysis – FEA, Thermal analysis – FEA & CFD, Vibration isolation and troubleshooting
  • Testing methods – Vibration and thermal
  • Motion systems – analysis, selection and design

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience, or  Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience, or In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

*This posting is for a current vacancy.  In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $126,500 to $176,500.

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