Scientist, Integration Test Engineer FL 1 at L3Harris Technologies

Job Title: Scientist, Space Vehicle Integration and Test Engineer

Job Code: 12504

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Description:

L3Harris Space Systems Sector within the Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) Segment has an opening for a Scientist, Integration & Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  The individual will work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and a collaborative team setting. This position will be responsible for providing Technical Leadership Integration & Test during planning and testing for Space hardware to customer-funded program effort within SAS.

Responsibilities:

• Provides mastery-level system integration and test engineering expertise and technical leadership to a team during verification activities including functional, environmental qualification, and environmental production tests of Space equipment (spacecraft bus, communication & mission payloads)
• Develops verification plans, test procedures, and lead the executing the test procedures, and documenting test results in reports to ensure system requirements are met
• Lead requirements verification for components, subsystems, and systems
• Lead in identify, document, track and evaluate test problem reports and test anomalies
• Lead Space hardware integration and verification testing at acceptance, proto-flight and qualification levels for all relevant environments (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
• Collaborates with cross-discipline teams (mechanical, structural, thermal, power, optical, RF, electrical) in the development, integration and execution
• Represent Space Integration & Test during major system level design reviews such as SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience with integration of Satellite Subsystems and Space Vehicles
• Top Secret or TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Technical leadership with SI&T experience
• Experience with Launch Vehicle Design, Integration, or Launch Operations
• Experience with Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) and/or Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) design for Large Space Vehicles
• Experience with Interface Definition Documents (IDD’s), and Interface Control Drawings (ICD’s)
• Experience in Requirements managements, traceability, and verification with IBM Rational DOORS
• Experience interfacing directly with customers (both prime contractors and end customers) on resolving in-depth technical issues during the development and sell-off of space hardware
• Strong understanding of I&T development processes and life cycle
• Experience in risk management
• Team player, able to work in a fast program environment