Title:  Lead, Integration and Test Engineering: Sign-On Bonus ($50K Max)

Job Title: Lead, Integration and Test Engineering:

an offer package for this level

Job Code:  47533

Job Location:  Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)
Sign-On Bonus: A sign-on bonus of up to $50K may be included as part of 

an offer package for this level

Job Description:

This is a hands-on technical leadership position supporting the Weather portfolio’s aerospace integration and test activities across component, submodule, module, instrument, payload, and space-vehicle test operations. The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for leading large, complex test initiatives; developing test strategies and solutions; and providing technical direction to engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams. The role will primarily support the Weather portfolio and may support other aerospace and defense programs as business needs require.

This position is located in Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne

Essential Functions:

• Drive compliance with safety, quality, test, program, and configuration-management requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for integration and test activities involving components, submodules, modules, instruments, payloads, and space-vehicle hardware.
• Lead large, complex test initiatives and coordinate execution across engineering, technicians, manufacturing, chamber operations, program teams, customers, suppliers, and support organizations.
• Develop test strategies, plans, procedures, verification approaches, resource plans, readiness criteria, and technical briefings.
• Provide technical direction during test setup, hardware integration, procedure execution, data collection, data review, requirements verification, and test reporting.
• Lead troubleshooting and anomaly resolution for difficult or unique technical issues, including root-cause investigation, corrective-action development, and verification of corrective actions.
• Identify and implement significant improvements to test processes, systems, tools, procedures, and standard work, with measurable impact on safety, quality, schedule, cost, or execution.
• Provide input to product designs, test architectures, verification plans, program schedules, and operational plans to improve testability and reduce technical risk.
• Influence technical decisions and provide guidance, coaching, training, and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams.
• Support non-standard work schedules, including afternoon or night shifts, weekends, overtime, travel, and 24/7 test operations. Work may be performed in cleanroom, laboratory, production-floor, and test environments and may involve extended periods of sitting or standing.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience supporting integration and test of space-qualified weather instruments, payloads, flight hardware, or space-vehicle hardware.
• Experience leading large, complex test campaigns involving multidisciplinary engineering teams, technicians, program organizations, customers, and external suppliers.
• Expertise in test planning, test-procedure development and execution, readiness reviews, requirements verification, data analysis, and test reporting.
• Experience leading troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and anomaly resolution for complex electrical, mechanical, software, or system-level issues.
• Experience with environmental testing, including thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, vibration, acoustic, shock, and/or EMI/EMC testing.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, electrical schematics, interface control documents, technical specifications, system requirements, and verification artifacts.
• Familiarity with systems engineering; configuration and change management; nonconformance processes; cleanroom operations; ESD controls; and contamination-control practices.

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