Lead, Ground System Integration & Test Engineering

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech, delivering end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Schedule: 9/80

About the Role

L3Harris is a key provider of the tracking layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, designing and building constellations of satellites and the ground systems that control them. As a lead integration and test engineer for a cloud-based ground segment, you’ll plan and perform systems integration, functional testing, and formal verification tests. You’ll work with interdisciplinary teams including space vehicle and communications engineers, cybersecurity professionals, and ground software developers to ensure the ground system fulfills all mission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed test plans, descriptions, and procedures
• Identify, schedule, and track test milestones
• Identify, investigate, and report on problems discovered during testing
• Perform integration testing with simulators, emulators, flight satellite hardware, and software and hardware testbeds
• Perform and prepare detailed reports on formal verification test events
• Perform extensive investigations to determine root causes of and potential solutions for complex problems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Minimum of 9 years of complex multi-subsystem cloud-hosted systems and in-depth knowledge of project management
• SECRET clearance required

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with MBSE tools such as MagicDraw
• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS and use in establishing traceability between requirements, use cases, and test cases
• Understanding of Earned Value Management System and program milestone tracking
• Experience with Ansible and Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)