# Lead, Mechanical Engineer (Thermal)

Job Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineer (Thermal-Space Optics) Job Code: 46926 Job Location: On-site in Palm Bay, FL or Fort Wayne, IN Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants Job Description: L3Harris is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Lead Thermal Engineer to lead spacecraft-level thermal design, modeling, and analysis activities for advanced space based electro-optical missions. This role is responsible for architecting and validating thermal solutions that ensure mission success across multiple orbital environments. The ideal candidate is a recognized technical expert capable of driving complex spacecraft thermal strategy, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. This position can be based in: Palm Bay, FL - https://careers.l3harris.com/en/florida Fort Wayne, IN - https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne Essential Functions: Serve as the technical lead for spacecraft-level thermal design, defining architecture, strategies, and requirements for high-reliability space vehicles. Develop detai

- **Id**: 3763548
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/l3harris-technologies-lead-mechanical-engineer-thermal>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Fort Wayne, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 13
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-28
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T14:54:57Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-08T14:54:57Z
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4429
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: C4ISR, Military Satellites, Military Communication, Electronic Warfare

## Company

- **Id**: 177017
- **Name**: L3Harris Technologies
- **Domain**: l3harris.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/l3harris-technologies>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 96
- **Open postings**: 67
- **Ghost share**: 0.015
- **Stale share**: 0.104
- **Repost share**: 0.045
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 22
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Thermal Desktop** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 13
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T19:17:45Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-08T14:54:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 5; Filings 12m: 5

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