Sr. Specialist, Integration/Test Engineer
Herndon, Virginia
Job ID 10626L3Harris 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.
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 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Integration & Test Engineer
Job Code: 10626
Job Location: Herndon, VA
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced, agile test engineer to join our Surveillance & Automation Solutions Team. This position offers hands-on experience testing and troubleshooting hardware and software in a dynamic environment. This role will work closely with systems engineers, software developers, and test engineers to deploy new capabilities to the operational network, perform tech refresh of hardware, and troubleshoot issues.
The primary responsibility of the test engineer in this position is to perform the following:
- Provide daily Tier III engineering support (troubleshooting complex operational issues, performing root cause analysis, working with FAA staff, etc.) to a mission critical air traffic control system with a 0.99999 availability requirement.
- Integrate hardware and software system components within a lab environment.
- Develop test scenarios and conduct acceptance tests for Level 2 requirements of software applications and hardware.
- Coordinate the integration of remote radios and radars into the operational system while troubleshooting issues such as RF interference, hardware, and network issues.
- Implement changes to the operational system including deployment of software applications, adaptation changes, and remote upgrades of radios, network equipment and servers.
- Work daily with Field Engineers & Technicians to troubleshoot system issues.
- Independently work to prioritize customer issues and needs.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with 4+ years of prior related experience; 4+ years of ATCA, FAA systems, or NAS air traffic management industry experience. In Lieu of degree, 10 years of systems related experience.
- Experience with Windows & Linux operating systems, including shell scripting.
- Minimum 3 years of experience troubleshooting complex system-related issues, performing root cause analysis, and correcting issues.
- Experience trouble-shooting complex systems consisting of hardware, software, and communications systems.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Understanding of the System of Systems National Airspace System (NAS) architecture and its relation to the NAS functional and performance requirements.
- Experience with integration of solutions into mixed on-premises and Cloud environments.
- Experience applying data analytics to enable risk-based decision making and efficient system operations.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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