Senior Specialist, Integration & Test Engineer at L3Harris Technologies

Job Title:  Senior Specialist, Integration & Test Engineer

Job Code: 20078

Job Location: Fall River, MA

Schedule: 9/80

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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 purpose of the Integration and Test engineer position is to synthesize and define test processes for complex Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) systems. Coordinate assembly level through system level integration and test activities and ensure that technical obligations are fulfilled.

Summary: Subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management. Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction. Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products. Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results.

Nature of Supervision: Work is guided by individual annual goals and objectives with minimal oversight or direction. Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees across the Company within area of expertise. Frequently responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.

Communication: Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices and approaches. Communicates with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area. May conduct briefings with leaders.

Essential Functions:

• Synthesize and define Software System architecture, requirements, and interfaces for complex Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) systems
• Coordinate system level requirements internally and among subcontractors and suppliers.
• Work with Project Engineer, other engineers and other departments to ensure that all technical contractual obligations are fulfilled.
• Prepare and review design documentation in accordance with contract requirements and/or internal standards.
• Lead and support the test and integration of products/systems
• Draft technical performance specifications and assist Purchasing Department with procurement of items as necessary
• Leads technical analysis and design with customers and suppliers
• Leads systems engineering tasks for both manual and automated test processes
• Experience working on DoD programs
• Experienced Integration and Test Engineer - requirements validation and verification, developing and executing tests, hands on with hardware and software, generating Test Plans and Test Reports, data analysis, ability to provide clear/concise status and maintain schedule
• Develop and manage a test program, generate test plans, test procedures, requirements traceability, test reports, test flow, and test case design and implementation
• Use software tools and perform scripting and software/hardware troubleshooting
• Setup, configure, and document hardware and software systems under test, including loading software onto multiple devices to perform verification and validation
• Initiates and executes root cause analysis and correction action
• Support Operations in failure trend analysis and ensure failure trends are quickly and effectively identified and resolved
• Provide technical consultation to internal organizations and/or customers
• Manages continuous improvement efforts

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to work 100% onsite
• Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Sufficient payload-related technical background to enable constructive interface with a broad range of customer representatives
• Experience with US Gov’t procurement practices (DARPA, ONR, NSF, other Navy)
• Experience analyzing mission needs and shaping missions to achieve the goals
• Experience with underwater acoustics, underwater vehicles and sonars
• Experience with on-water integration and testing
• Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
• Prior military service, especially US Navy is desirable
• Six-pack Captain’s license (equivalent or greater) is desirable
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Test and/or Field Engineering or comparable Navy experience on Maritime products and solutions
• Ability to travel (US and International) approximately 40%.