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Associate, Mechanical Engineering - Sustainment

L3Harris

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Location
Greenville, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Associate Mechanical Engineer works with a multifunctional hangar team on aircraft life-cycle sustainment. The role develops engineering solutions by designing, modifying, and repairing aircraft structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment, and supports transition from engineering design to manufacturing and installation. It applies structural analysis and repair design to challenges of varying complexity and requires collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, program management, mechanics, and customer teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Aircraft Sustainment, nice to haveStatic Analysis, nice to haveDurability and Damage Tolerance, nice to haveFinite Element Analysis, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveTask Management, nice to haveTeam Collaboration, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil Engineering, requiredEligible for US Security Clearance, required

Full job description

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: Associate, Mechanical Engineer - Sustainment

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The engineer works within a multi-functional hangar team to develop engineering solutions for aircraft life cycle sustainment. This role involves designing, modifying, and repairing aircraft structures, mechanical systems, and mission equipment while supporting the transition from engineering design to manufacturing and installation. The engineer must apply structural analysis and repair design skills to solve problems of varying complexity, manage multiple concurrent tasks, and make decisive recommendations. The position requires collaboration with diverse organizations including aircraft mechanics, manufacturing, program management, customer representatives, and other engineering disciplines. The engineer must understand customer needs and effectively communicate engineering rationale across all interactions.

Essential Functions:

  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving to aircraft sustainment challenges

  • Perform static analysis and evaluate Durability and Damage Tolerance using Finite Element Analysis

  • Manage multiple concurrent tasks and priorities decisively

  • Collaborate effectively within multi-functional teams

  • Communicate engineering rationale clearly to technical and non-technical audiences through written and verbal means

  • Work in aircraft hangar and manufacturing environments; access confined aircraft spaces (fuel tanks, wings, fuselage) with appropriate safety gear

  • Support flexible work schedules as mission requirements dictate

  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

  • To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil Engineering or have completed their Bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,741 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$119–186K/yr34 salary ranges
  • US median$25–33/hr281 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 132 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Texas and 1,741 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (976 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 777 of the 1,741 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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