Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of relevant experience or a Graduate Degree with 7 years; 13 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
Experience with lean/six sigma techniques and root cause/corrective action analysis.
Familiarity with integration of space vehicles to launch vehicles.
Proficient in Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) tools for managing cost and schedule.
Responsibilities
Lead a production team in assembly, integration, and testing of space vehicles.
Plan and estimate new programs/projects for space vehicle assembly and testing.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on design for manufacture and test improvements.
Develop and maintain detailed integration and test plans, coordinating necessary resources.
Analyze engineering designs and create assembly documentation for shop floor personnel.
Direct support personnel in daily assembly, integration, and test tasks.
Support test processes and analyze telemetry and test data for functionality verification.
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
Retirement savings plans with company matching.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Flexible work schedules, including a 9/80 workweek.
Employee assistance programs and resources.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead, Integration and Test Engineer
Job Code: 46772
Job Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Job Schedule: 9/80
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a motivated and experienced Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration and Test (SV AI&T) engineer to support activities on programs building and testing space vehicles at our Palm Bay, FL location. The hardware produced at this location is mission critical and often complex, containing spacecraft bus, mission payloads, complex microelectronic assemblies and higher-level system assemblies including small satellites and top-level space vehicles.
Essential Functions:
Lead a production team in the execution of assembly, integration, and test for an assigned project in accordance with customer requirements, business objectives and L3Harris processes.
Plan new programs/projects related to space vehicle assembly and test. Provide bottom up estimates for potential projects
Collaborate and consult with cross functional technical teams on spacecraft development design for manufacture and test (DFMA/DFMT) and process improvements. Promote use of common designs, processes and equipment to minimize development costs.
Develop and maintain detailed Satellite System integration and test plans and coordinate resources required over the life of the project such as manpower, equipment, facilities, and process resources.
Analyze engineering design drawings and part lists and generate clear and concise assembly documentation for shop floor personnel to follow
Direct support personnel in the day-to-day execution of the assembly, integration, and test tasks
Support execution of test processes required for specific test phases. Assist in the review and analysis of telemetry and test data, ensuring generated data accurately verifies SV functionality and performance and document and support resolution of any test anomalies found during test execution.
Design and develop manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies and systems.
Assist with high visibility manufacturing efforts with formal cost and schedule responsibilities and direct customer interface.
Develop Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) milestones for assembly, integration and test tasks and provide status to program team and Operations leadership
Compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.
Support the root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes to improve quality and product reliability.
Support process improvement initiatives of technical and operational nature.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience in implementing lean/six sigma techniques (FMEA, DFMA, DTC, DOE, and root cause/corrective action analysis).
Experience in integration of space vehicle to launch vehicle
Experience with MGSE and/or EGSE design for space vehicles
Experience with managing cost and schedule using Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) tools
Background in the development/LRIP manufacturing efforts
Background in developing manufacturing processes and transferring to production
Knowledge of MIL/IPC workmanship and performance standards related to electronic and space vehicle assemblies (IPC-620, MIL-STD-810, NASA-STD-8739, etc.)
Good communication skills including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers, management, and customers
Ability to find root cause of manufacturing process problems, workmanship defects, mechanical test failures, etc.
Experience in SV Test Operations including the test development process, test execution, data analysis, and anomaly resolution.
