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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Integration & Test Engineer

Job Code:  39921

Job Location: Salt Lake City-UT (on-site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule (9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

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 Integration and Test Engineer will be responsible for testing, troubleshooting, overhauling, calibrating, and repair of technically complex mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic sonar components using a variety of test equipment and custom test sets.  Following diagnostics, the engineer will provide work instructions to technicians for repair of various sensors, electro-mechanical systems, and circuit card assemblies (CCAs). Maintenance and design of test sets is required as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Under limited supervision, plans and directs component testing of complex sonar systems
  • Working with test operations team and internal customers to develop test operations methodologies and processes
  • Design and maintain test equipment, fixtures, and test systems
  • Create and maintain test operations procedures, specifications, and schematics
  • Direct test technicians, analyze/validate test results, and write test reports
• Primary responsibilities include testing, troubleshooting, and repair of complex sonar systems and test sets. 
• Document test findings and diagnose and analyze problems utilizing a variety of test equipment.
• Provide input for process improvements and development of top-level test procedures.
• Develop subassembly test procedures as needed.
• Construct, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment used to support sonar testing/tuning.
• Prepare and review design documentation in accordance with contract requirements and/or internal standards.
• Assist Purchasing Dept. with procurement of test-related items as necessary.
• Contribute to technical proposal efforts, test readiness reviews, and design readiness reviews.
• Assist in estimates for manpower and other resources factors for related tasks.  Provide tasking inputs to support Integrated Master Schedule creation and maintenance.
• Support the assembly and integration of products/systems. Support mechanical system and component alignment, testing, troubleshooting and evaluation.
• Ensure quality through adherence to the Quality Systems Manual, applicable Standard Work Instructions and other standards invoked internally or contractually.
• Work independently and check/verify work performed by peers.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex circuit diagrams.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Software used: LabVIEW, SolidWorks, MATLAB, Minitab, Microsoft Office Suite.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline, Physics, or related disciplines with 6 or more years of experience in Engineering field. Graduate Degree and a min of 4 years of experience. In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with a wide variety of test equipment, such as network analyzers, scopes, DMMs, DAQs, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
• Expertise in using LabVIEW software to communicate with a wide variety of instrumentation and analog and digital data acquisition systems.
• Experience diagnosing and debugging circuit cards.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience evaluating and repairing power supplies is a plus.
• Robust exposure to acoustic and sonar systems and theory.
• Experience with dipping sonar and towed bodies and arrays.
• Knowledge and use of piezoelectric ceramic transducers (hydrophones, projectors, other).
• Proficiency with software protocols such as Python, C++, and other scripting languages.
• Certified LabVIEW Developer or Architect.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and team skills.

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