Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Test Director)

Job Code: 18502

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job 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:

• Systems Engineering position as part of a team that supports the test, and integration, verification and validation of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR platforms.

• Interfaces with other Systems Engineering, Flight Line Test, Software Engineering, and Project Engineering personnel to understand new baseline functionality.

• Plans and executes integration, verification and validation testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne/ground-based platforms.

• Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended.

• Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system hardware and software.

• Verifies fixes to anomalies. Interfaces with customer personnel to ensure their satisfaction with system performance.

• Works with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work.

• Provides regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to keep management and customer informed.

  Essential Functions:

• Self-starting and able to work effectively in an independent and in a team environment.

• Must possess excellent organization, communications, and presentation skills.

• Considerable Systems or Software Engineering experience with System Interfaces.

• Able to work w/customer, systems engineers & system architects to meet delivery requirements.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities are essential.

• Ability to travel as needed (10% travel expected).

• Ability to provide support regularly during ground and test flight events.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

• Hands-on experience with RC-135 Operator Interfaces.

• Ability to communicate within and outside the organization which includes customers and vendors.

• Must have the ability and willingness to travel as needed.

• Must be willing to obtain and maintain an FAA Class III Flight Physical.

• Must have current Secret Clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior experience as an RC-135 DataLink Operator (DLO), Airborne Analyst (AA) or Airborne Mission Supervisor (AMS) a plus.

• Familiarity with commercial and military broadband communication systems

• Familiarity with common Tactical Datalink radios/terminals.

• Able to read, interpret, create, and maintain spreadsheets, charts, reports, investigation and test plans, and procedures

• Familiarity with signal generators, spectrum analyzers and other advanced test equipment.

• Ability to communicate clearly (written and verbal) to technical and non-technical personnel.

• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.