Title:  Scientist, Systems Engineering

Job Title: Scientist, Systems Engineer

Job Code:  37196

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT or Remote

Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

L3Harris’ Next Generation Jammer – Low Band (NGJ-LB) program is currently seeking a Test Lead. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, UT facility.

Position Overview: 

The Test Lead for Next Generation Jammer – Low Band (NGJ-LB) is responsible for leading the seamless integration and rigorous testing of complex systems at customer sites to ensure they meet all specified requirements and performance standards. This role involves coordinating with multiple engineering teams to integrate hardware and software components, developing and executing comprehensive test plans with support from engineers and Field Support personnel, close coordination with customer test leads, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during the test and evaluation process.

The Test Lead will utilize their expertise in system engineering principles, test methodologies, and diagnostic tools to validate system functionality and reliability. Additionally, they will lead a test and evaluation team and work closely with stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.  The test lead will foster collaborative relationships, and champion the NGJ-LB program as a critical enabler of coalition electronic warfare capabilities.   This role will require extensive travel to customer sites, at times requiring ~75% travel.

Essential Responsibilities: 

• Provide mastery-level system integration and test engineering expertise to a team.
• Lead hardware and software integration and verification testing at acceptance, proto-flight, and qualification levels for all relevant environments.
• Develop verification plans, test procedures, and test flows, and lead the execution of test procedures.
• Document test results in reports to ensure system requirements are met.
• Lead requirements verification at the subsystem and system level.
• Identify and resolve technical issues and anomalies during integration and testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address discrepancies.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams (systems, mechanical, structural, thermal, power, RF, electrical) in development, integration, and execution.
• Coordinate closely with customer test leads to schedule test events and to ensure all test objectives are satisfied.
• Provide on-site leadership and guidance for test planning, execution, and evaluation, requiring frequent travel to customer sites.
• Ability to support extensive travel, 80-100% of the time.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active SECRET clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with system-level requirements verification, including allocation, testability, flow down, analysis, testing, and demonstration.
• Experience with hardware/software integration, testing, and troubleshooting
• E/A-18 Growler knowledge and test community relationships.
• Leadership experience in a System Integration & Test (SI&T) role.
• Experience designing Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) and/or Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE).
• Proficiency with Interface Definition Documents (IDDs) and Interface Control Drawings (ICDs).
• Expertise in requirements management, traceability, and verification using IBM Rational DOORS and MBSE tools (Cameo Systems Modeler).
• Experience directly interfacing with Department of War (DoW) customers.
• Experience in risk management.
• Team player, capable of working in a fast-paced program environment.

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