Title:  Sr. Specialist, Field Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Field Engineer

Job Code: 34620

Job Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL

Schedule: 9/80 Reg

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

 Job Description:

The Field Engineer supports regular, special, and integrated system test programs, including scenario-based testing, developmental testing (DT) and operational testing (OT) at company and customer locations.  The Field Engineer is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing customer requirements in L3Harris ForceX’s Agile/Scrum software development cycle and constantly maintains ForceX’s exceptional reputation through positive customer interaction.  The Senior Specialist Field Engineer is a highly skilled and experienced individual contributor working autonomously and on complex assignments to achieve operational targets, which have moderate impact on the overall achievement of results for the team.

Essential Functions:

• Closely integrate with multiple agile software development teams, adding subject-matter expertise during the requirements, design, testing and implementation phases of software release.
• Install equipment, machines, wiring, or software programs to meet specifications.
• Setup and maintain hardware and software configurations on computer networks, including software integration lab, training simulation and aircraft mission equipment.
• Provide customer technical support and resolve engineering service calls.
• Provide direct on-site engineering assistance for integration efforts and test events.
• Provide in-flight test engineering support.
• Assist with training development and training execution, including systems training at integrator/support locations and operator training at customer locations.
• Create ground and flight test cards to support aircraft mission systems and software checks.
• Coordinate with multiple Program Managers to provide required support within resource constraints, while following programmatic and personnel policy and procedures.
• Provide ground and flight demonstration support to partner companies and potential customers for future business development.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years minimum prior relevant work experience, or Graduate Degree with minimum of 4 years of prior related experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Holder of a Department of Defense Security Clearance (or ability to obtain one) required
• Two (2) or more years of experience troubleshooting technical and/or software products required
• Previous Weapons Systems Officer,Combat Systems Officer, Sensor Operator on the AC-130 H/U/W/J, technical experience preferrred

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Two (2) or more years of experience as an operator of L3Harris ForceX software applications strongly preferred
• One to three (1-3) years of full-time experience directly related to developing education and training programs for technical and/or software products strongly preferred
• Appropriate technology industry certifications such as CompTIA’s A+/Network+/Security+/Server+, Cisco CCNA/CCDA, Microsoft MTA/MCSA, etc. strongly preferred
• Experience as a Department of Defense Instructor/Evaluator strongly preferred
• Current holder of a FAA Class III or higher Flight Medical clearance (or the ability to pass one) strongly preferred