Lead, Systems Integration and Test Engineering

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer in the Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) domain. This role is part of the Space and Mission Systems (SMS) organization, which is growing in advanced sensing and spectral mission solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide mastery-level systems engineering expertise and technical leadership during verification and integration & test (I&T) activities of space equipment, including spacecraft buses, payload integration, and end-to-end communications with ground.
• Verification and test support includes functional testing, environmental qualification testing, and spacecraft production testing.
• Provide technical direction and integration leadership.
• Help establish disciplined verification and integration practices that reduce technical risk and improve execution.
• Communicate effectively with engineering leadership, program management, manufacturing, quality, and customer stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with customers and represent SI&T during major design reviews such as SRR, SDR, PDR/CDR, IRR, I&T, final sell-off.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and support growth of SI&T capability within the organization.
• Direct support personnel in the day-to-day execution of the system test and integration tasks for Space Vehicles and Payloads.
• Responsible for scoping supporting Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and Test Software.
• Develop and maintain key test documentation, including Test Requirements Documents, Test Design Documents, Test Plans, and Test Procedures.
• Generate and maintain key test documentation, including Test Requirements Documents, Test Design Documents, Test Plans, and Test Procedures.
• Responsible for UUT selloff, checkouts, Test Reports, and Compliance Reports.
• Analyze test results, detect issues, document and track root causes through resolution in collaboration with the development team.
• Support the root cause, troubleshooting, and corrective action process.
• Travel to support integration activities and post-delivery support as required, estimated as 15% or less.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience of System Integration and Test (SI&T).
• Experience working through all phases of program and across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience testing military or space qualified hardware designs.
• Experience with systems, hardware, and software requirements verification. Testability, verification definition, block diagrams, interconnect diagrams, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience with requirements derivation, traceability, and tracking using DOORS or equivalent tools, including Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM) development and maintenance.
• Experience designing test beds, simulators, or related integration support systems.
• Familiarity with general engineering test equipment and tools including but not limited to Multi-meters, O-Scopes, Power Supplies, Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers.
• Familiarity with automation and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl, Java, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, TestStand).
• Familiarity with Atlassian tool suite and other Software configuration management, repository, and deployment tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with Satellite Telemetry Tracking & Control (TT&C) Scripting languages (e.g. InControl, COSMOS, or other).

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance or eligibility for Secret clearance; Top Secret clearance desired.

Skills

• Systems Engineering
• System Integration and Test (SI&T)
• Spacecraft Buses
• Payload Integration
• End-to-end Communications
• Functional Testing
• Environmental Qualification Testing
• Spacecraft Production Testing
• Technical Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Customer Stakeholder Communication
• Design Reviews
• Test Documentation Development
• Test Results Analysis
• Root Cause Troubleshooting
• Corrective Action Process Support
• Travel Support

Benefits

L3Harris is committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Work-Life Balance Programs

Pay

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This role is subject to a 9/80 schedule, meaning 9 days on and 8 days off per two-week cycle. The exact schedule may vary based on business needs.