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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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Specialist, Aerospace Engineering Job Code: 46237 Job Location: West Palm Beach, 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: Advanced Missile Propulsion & Technologies (AMPT) is seeking an Aerothermal & Fluids Analysis Engineer to contribute to the development and execution of air breathing hypersonic programs. Your work will directly influence and provide solutions to highly complex technical challenges. You will employ advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts, to complete Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) solutions, engine performance modeling, and thermal analysis for supersonic combustion and hypersonic vehicles. Essential Functions: • Provide analysis via commercial and proprietary codes with high fidelity models. • Communicate effectively with internal (program office, chief engineers, etc.) and external customers. • Drive designs from a conceptual phase through detailed design, be part of component and systems tests, contribute to products from Internal Research and Development (IRAD) phase through production. • Efficiently perform detailed Computational Fluid Dynamics for performance modeling and thermal boundary condition generation. • Efficiently perform Finite Element Method analysis for detailed thermal analysis to determine material survivability and provide temperatures for structural analysis. • Duties could include test support for pre and post-test analysis of ramjet/scramjet engines for model validation and post-test data reduction. • Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance. • Travel 10% - typically in support of testing Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience Preferred Additional Skills: • Active US Secret Clearance is preferred. • Knowledge and experience with air-breathing, high-speed propulsion systems used in defense applications. • Experience working within a multidisciplinary team • Strong skills in the application and use of fluid dynamics and heat transfer applied to propulsion systems. • Understanding of the function and design of actively cooled rocket engines and turbomachinery. • Hands on experience in a flow testing environment, testing of liquid or solid fueled ramjet engines is a plus. • Ability to parse large amounts of data for analysis. Ability to identify and quantify patterns within a dataset and between datasets, assisted by AI where applicable. • Software skills: familiarity with CFD++, ANSYS, Pointwise, Thermal Desktop, Python, and Matlab. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Word, Excel, etc.) is required. • Familiarity with CAD software tools like CREO or Siemens-NX is a plus. #LI-EN2 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. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. 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. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .

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Job Title: Specialist, Aerospace Engineering
Job Code: 46237
Job Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80; Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Provide analysis via commercial and proprietary codes with high fidelity models.
Communicate effectively with internal (program office, chief engineers, etc.) and external customers.
Drive designs from a conceptual phase through detailed design, be part of component and systems tests, contribute to products from Internal Research and Development (IRAD) phase through production.
Efficiently perform detailed Computational Fluid Dynamics for performance modeling and thermal boundary condition generation.
Efficiently perform Finite Element Method analysis for detailed thermal analysis to determine material survivability and provide temperatures for structural analysis.
Duties could include test support for pre and post-test analysis of ramjet/scramjet engines for model validation and post-test data reduction.
Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.
Travel 10% - typically in support of testing
Knowledge and experience with air-breathing, high-speed propulsion systems used in defense applications.
Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
Strong skills in the application and use of fluid dynamics and heat transfer applied to propulsion systems.
Understanding of the function and design of actively cooled rocket engines and turbomachinery.
Ability to parse large amounts of data for analysis. Ability to identify and quantify patterns within a dataset and between datasets, assisted by AI where applicable.
Software skills: familiarity with CFD++, ANSYS, Pointwise, Thermal Desktop, Python, and Matlab. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Word, Excel, etc.) is required.
L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .

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Active US Secret Clearance is preferred.
Hands on experience in a flow testing environment, testing of liquid or solid fueled ramjet engines is a plus.
Familiarity with CAD software tools like CREO or Siemens-NX is a plus.

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