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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Specialist, Mechanical Engineer - Dynamics Analyst (Space Optical Systems) - **Company:** L3Harris Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Wilmington, MA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $75,500.0 - $142,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Algorithm Design, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Simulation, Dynamical Systems, Embedded C, Image Quality, MATLAB, Systems Development Life Cycle, Simulink, Verification and Validation (Software), Visual Systems, Model Validation - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2895721909-2 ## About the Role L3Harris is seeking a highly skilled Dynamics Analyst to perform design, analysis, modeling, and testing of high-performance controls for electro-mechanical and optical-mechanical systems with focus on Attitude Control Systems, Controls, LOS/Jitter, and/or dynamic testing. The analyst will use their experience to model, analyze and simulate dynamic systems, utilizing methodologies for a variety of dynamic systems, but with a primary focus on system-level interdisciplinary electro-mechanical optical systems. This includes, but is not limited to, actuated optical systems, high bandwidth steering mirror control, multidisciplinary system modeling and characterization, image stabilization, and closed loop state estimation., * Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering or science degree 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. * Professional experience with dynamic stabilizationisolation, passive vibration control, active vibration control. * 2+ years of experience using MATLAB and Simulink. * Professional experience with algorithm development and implementation for aerospace applications * Ability to obtain a U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance Preferred Additional Skills: * Active TS/SCI Clearance is preferred but not required * Proficient in FE modeling and analysis tools, MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++ * Knowledge of astrodynamics principles relevant to remote sensing. Familiarity with space mission analysis and design impacts on remote sensing. * Familiarity with key elements of modeling the end-to-end imaging chain of remote sensing systems, with particular focus on the LOS impacts on image quality. * Preferred experience with real-time control implementation, and embedded C/C++ programming. ## Description * Control Theory: Applying classical and modern control theory concepts such as stability, feedback control, and robustness. Utilizing analysis tools like Bode, Nyquist, Nichols, pole-zero plots, root-locus, and frequency-response analysis. * Control Systems: Conducting analysis, synthesis, development, and implementation of feedback control systems. This includes developing models as state-variable equations, transfer functions, and/or block diagrams to determine dynamic systems characteristics, and analyzing both time and frequency responses. * Structural Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: Performing structural dynamics and vibration analysis, including random vibration and acoustic analysis, design, measurement, and computation of multi-degree-of-freedom systems. * Computational Methods: Employing finite-element-based computational methods, dynamic testing methods, and modal analysis (both analytical and experimental). * Optical Performance Analysis: Evaluating system-level optical performance related to pointing, smear, and jitter. * Digital Signal Processing: Applying fundamental concepts and techniques of digital signal processing theory and its applications, including discrete-time signals, systems, and modern digital processing algorithms for both time-domain and frequency-domain methods. Essential Functions: * Model control systems as part of larger system simulations for electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical hardware * Line-of-sight (LOS) control, attitude control, servo control, Kalman filtering * Algorithm development, implementation, flight software development, mission simulation, verification and validation * Multidisciplinary (hardware, electronics, and software) integrated system development and operation * Dynamic stabilizationisolation, passive vibration control, active vibration control * Model characterization and performance predictionsevaluations * ModalRandom VibrationAcousticShock model predictions, testing and correlation * Definition and documentation of system specifications ## Related Videos - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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