Senior Specialist, Design
L3Harris
Palm Bay, FL · Posted October 11, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Design
Job Code: 42789
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking an Electronic Packaging / Mechanical Designer to work with a cross-functional team to develop Avionics systems. The position will follow the product from conceptualization through hardware integration and testing, and will interface with Designers, Thermal/Structural Analysts, Systems Engineers, as well as other engineering disciplines, Program Managers, and customer counterparts. As a designer you will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the product data through PLM and CAD tools within the appropriate processes and controls, and will be responsible for enacting changes with direction from program and other engineering functions. This role is expected to become a subject matter expert of process and must be able to manage large, complex project models of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction. Communication will be within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches.
Essential Functions:
Develop and maintain solid models aligned with L3Harris processes
Develop documentation (drawings, etc.) as part of a products data
Implement changes to a products data based on guidance from the program team
Assist program teams in major milestones (reviews)
Assist programs in task development as appropriate
Assist the development of proposals
Manage large and complex CAD models and their corresponding data
Ability to obtain a US security clearance
Create complex mechanical designs and execute layouts for multiple products.
Demonstrated ability in packaging electrical components such as Circuit Cards, Connectors, and cables, including design in rugged environments including ground, avionics and/or space.
Demonstrated ability in developing mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical designs.
Support the mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of designs.
Support the development of relevant design control documentation.
Interact with outside vendors to source parts.
Experience in the design of additive manufactured parts, machined parts, weldments, sheet metal parts, and cable assemblies.
Ability to obtain US Government Clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
3+ years of professional experience using PTC CREO
Professional experience using Oracle Agile PLM or PTC Windchill
Professional experience using GD&T
Professional experience working within Aerospace design environments
Experience with standard ASME Y14.5M-1994 and GD&T
Experience packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.)
Prior experience packaging electronics for use in avionics platforms is strongly desired
Professional experience using configuration management and product data management processes
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFMA) experience.
Experience with machined part design.
Experience with plastic and/or sheet metal part design.
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