Scientist, Integration & Test

Job Title: Scientist Integration & Test Engineer (Active TS/SCI)

Job Code: 42945

Job Location: Palm Bay FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description:

This role is part of the L3Harris (LHX) Space Systems Sector within the Space and Mission Systems (SMS) Segment. SMS is the largest and the fastest growing segment within LHX and well postured for continued growth and success in the domain.

This position serves as a Scientist Integration and Test Engineer responsible for leading planning and executing test operations across a portfolio of space payload programs. The role provides operations leadership technical oversight and strategic coordination to ensure successful integration verification and validation of complex space systems. This position also manages a team of engineers and partners closely with engineering manufacturing and program management to deliver highquality mission hardware on schedule.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the planning execution and optimization of integration and test operations across multiple programs supporting space payloads and space vehicles.
• Develop enterprisewide test strategies test plans verification approaches and integration roadmaps in collaboration with Program Management and Engineering.
• Oversee daytoday activities of the Integration and Test Engineering team ensuring alignment to program objectives technical accuracy and adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Coordinate test readiness integration sequences and test campaigns ensuring proper configuration management and technical discipline throughout all phases.
• Partner with crossfunctional teams to resolve issues impacting integration or test execution schedules.
• Serve as the primary test operations interface for internal leadership and external customers on all integration and test matters.
• Track program performance risks resources and milestones related to integration and test operations ensuring timely communication and mitigation planning.
• Support business pursuits and proposals including contributing to technical proposal reviews and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development as required.
• Support onsite operations at test facilities and partner sites as required. Travel may be required up to 1020%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Expert with Earned Value Management processes and variance reporting.
• Experience leading integration and test activities for space payloads spacecraft buses or other complex aerospace systems.
• Background in developing or executing verification and validation plans for hardware involving environmental testing functional testing or spacequalification processes.
• Knowledge of electrical mechanical and software subsystems commonly used in space hardware and how they interact during integration.
• Familiarity with enterpriselevel test operations including multiprogram coordination shared test infrastructure and crossprogram process alignment.
• Ability to interpret systemlevel requirements and translate them into actionable integration and test strategies.
• Experience establishing and managing test facilities ground support equipment or specialized test assets used for space payload or vehicle integration.
• Strong capability in rootcause analysis and leading resolution of issues discovered during integration or test execution.

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