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Associate, Mechanical Engineer (Waco, TX)

Harris Corporation
Waco, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 11/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2026

Job Details

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Associate, Mechanical Engineer

Job Location: Waco, Texas

Job Description:
  • Provide mechanical engineering support for both new product development activities as well as factory support of existing products
  • Translate product requirements into a mechanical specification and test plan to be used for development
  • Execute verification testing as defined by the mechanical specification and test plan
  • Conduct design analysis and testing, both structural and thermal, to prove design will meet customer requirements
  • Responsible for understanding customer needs, generating test procedures and finally executing the test
  • Generate and/or process engineering change orders (ECO's) as required
  • Work directly with mechanical designers on CAD models and part documentation

Qualifications:
  • To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in engineering or have completed their Bachelor's degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Preferred Skills:
  • CAD or analysis (FEA) tools exposure, and/or experience in mechanical design or analysis of electronic systems, structures and mechanisms
  • Familiarity with transducer instrumentation, data collection and or automation and software programming for numerical analysis
  • Must be able to apply the principles of Structural Mechanics to predict internal stresses and structural instabilities
  • Must be able to generate free body diagrams, determine reaction forces, calculate internal loads, and develop shear and moment diagrams
  • Working knowledge of one programming language
  • Familiarity with finite element methods and fatigue and damage tolerance principle

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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