About the role  

This position encompasses both management and technical/design responsibilities. It is responsible for the supervision of a small team and duties are notionally split at approximately 70% technical/design and 30% management. Responsibilities in both aspects of the role are articulated separately below. 

What the role will involve 

The responsibilities of your role will include the following: 

Team Leadership & Supervision 

• Lead, mentor and support a small team of Mechanical Engineers, driving delivery and technical excellence. 

• Manage team priorities, workload and resource allocation, escalating issues where required. 

• Provide performance feedback, support career development and assist with recruitment and onboarding activities. 

• Promote adherence to quality processes, risk management practices and continuous improvement initiatives. 

Mechanical Engineering 

• Design and develop mechanical packaging solutions for microwave subsystems, including form-factor and environmentally constrained applications. 

• Produce 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, assembly documentation and bills of materials. 

• Conduct thermal, structural and dynamic analyses using engineering calculations and simulation tools. 

• Support product qualification activities, including vibration, shock and environmental testing. 

• Ensure designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost objectives. 

Project & Stakeholder Support 

• Manage technical risks, provide clear technical reporting and support project delivery within schedule and budget constraints. 

• Work closely with Manufacturing, Procurement and external suppliers to support prototype and production activities. 

• Contribute to bids, proposals, R&D initiatives and technology roadmap discussions. 

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing and drive improvements in product quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction. 

• Ensure compliance with AS9100, security requirements and export control regulations. 

What you’ll bring  

The role requires the following experience and skills: 

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering. 

• 6+ years’ prior relevant experience in a similar role. 

• Eligible for registration with the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (RPEQ). 

• Experience with modelling software packages, such as Solidworks, for thermal analysis, solid part modelling, dynamic analysis, etc. 

• Experience with drawing software such as Autocad and/or DraftSight. 

• Ability to lead small design team. 

• Ability to work independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team. 

• Outstanding time management skills. 

• Ability to deal with customers and present design details during customer reviews. 

• Hold Australian Government Security Clearance NV1 (minimum). 

Desirable: 

• Expert knowledge of Solidworks, for thermal analysis, solid part modelling, dynamic analysis, etc. 

• Experience in working with customers to understand project requirements and generate specifications. 

• Experience with designing for and testing EMI/EMC compliance. 

• Experience with design for manufacture and developing assembly and test documentation for operation in a production environment. 

• Experience with a production environment. 

About L3Harris Australia  

L3Harris in Eight Mile Plains is The Centre of Excellence for Electronic Warfare and is home to world-leading design, manufacture and integration expertise and the sustainment of high-reliability electronic warfare components. Our highly skilled workforce design and develop Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities such as the next-generation space, airborne and cyber capabilities for the Australian warfighter.  

A few of our employee benefits are: 

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave. 

• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years) 

• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location 

• Discounted private health insurance 

• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover 

• Novated Car Leasing 

• Company supported professional development programs 

• Company paid parking 

• Retail Reward programs 

• Half day finish on Fridays 

Important to know 

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment. 

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@aus.L3Harris.com  

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time. 

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