Job Title: Sr Spec, Components Engineer

Job Code: 12454

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Components Engineering to join our team. The individual will work within a team environment to help analyze, select, and qualify components and technology used in the company's offerings. Component engineering involves working with designers, manufacturers, purchasing, quality, environmental-health-safety, program management and vendors to ensure the compatibility of all components. Component engineers must consider factors of cost, schedule and the requirements of the customer. Component engineers must possess skills to help them work with many different functional groups within L3Harris. 

Essential Functions:

• Investigates alternate component technologies or supplies that reduce cost, improve quality, reliability, and/or exportability and implement changes as approved.
• Acts as technical interface between component/production suppliers or governmental representatives and development engineers to determine alternate, approved, sources.
• Develops guidelines/procedures on vendor selection and classification of technology.
• Evaluates supplier change notification and qualifies changes, as needed.
• May maintain component data management system including qualification or commodity classification records/results/documentation.
• Ability to obtain a US Security 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:

• Working knowledge of principles of Electronics
• A passion, curiosity and comfort of components and technology in our industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Agile SW knowledge a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Skills in general engineering and experience with Components Engineering.
• Knowledge of principles of materials, materials science, physics.
• Ability to work in a multi-functional team environment; communicate and collaborate within the team environment and be open minded to discussions within the teams.
• Knowledge/familiarity with military and industrial specifications and standards as well as test methods as they relate to parts and materials.
• Understanding of diagrams/drawings – electrical, mechanical, circuitry – and how to interpret them.  Working knowledge of connectors and cables.
• Researching alternate components for discontinued components.
• Ability to navigate and use different software tools, such as: Agile, EDP, Access, IHS.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $89,000- $165,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.