Associate Manager, Integration and Test Engineering 1

L3Harris•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

This is a hands-on test operations leadership position supporting aerospace integration and test activities across submodule, module, instrument, and/or space vehicle test operations. The Associate Manager provides front-line leadership for technician execution while supporting technical test engineering responsibilities as needed. The role primarily supports afternoon/night shift and 24/7 test operations, with flexibility to cover day-shift activities, weekends, overtime, travel, and schedule changes based on workload, staffing, and business needs. Travel up to 25% may be required to support customer product testing. The position is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The role leads and supports approximately 15–20 engineering technicians and works closely with test engineers, manufacturing, chamber operations, program teams, customers, and support organizations. Work may take place in cleanroom, laboratory, production-floor, or test environments. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Willingness to travel up to 25% as required to support customer product testing.
Flexibility to support day-shift activities, afternoon/night shift coverage, weekends, overtime, travel, and schedule changes based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace integration, test, manufacturing, production operations, or other high-reliability technical environments.
Experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating technicians, operators, engineers, or cross-functional work teams.
Experience supporting space-qualified hardware, flight hardware, or other high-reliability products.
Technical test experience, including troubleshooting, data review, requirements verification, procedure discipline, and coordination with engineering teams.
Familiarity with cleanroom operations, ESD safeguards, contamination control, and controlled test or manufacturing environments.
Familiarity with hands-on electrical, mechanical, integration, or test operations, including bench-top test equipment, hand tools, torque tools, measurement tools, and specialized test equipment.
Experience using Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

Drive compliance with safety, quality, test, and program requirements.
Provide front-line leadership, supervision, coaching, and mentorship for approximately 15–20 engineering technicians supporting integration and test operations.
Support daily test execution, technician coordination, schedule adherence, troubleshooting, issue escalation, and continuity of execution across shifts.
Support technical test engineering activities as needed, including test planning, procedure development and execution, data review, requirements verification, and coordination with engineering teams.
Work with test engineers, manufacturing, chamber operations, program teams, customers, and support organizations to resolve issues and maintain execution flow.
Support the development of and compliance with test processes, standard work, procedures, and work instructions.
Support nonconformance documentation, troubleshooting, root cause and corrective action, and disposition coordination as required.
Lead department initiatives to improve safety, quality, execution, standard work, and employee engagement.
Conduct one-on-one career counseling, performance discussions, and mid-year and year-end performance reviews for assigned employees.
Work with Human Resources to support employee relations and corrective action measures.
Support non-standard work schedules, including afternoon/night shift coverage, weekends, overtime, travel, and 24/7 test operations as business needs require.