Engineering Technician C

L3Harris•San Diego, CA

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician in San Diego, California, to support the design and manufacturing of Special Test Equipment (STE) for Space Telemetry and RF Products. The role involves assembling, integrating, and testing STE, including cables and Printed Wiring Assemblies (PWAs), and integrating RF, digital, and analog equipment into automated test racks. The technician performs design verification testing and troubleshooting and serves as a liaison between engineering and production test teams. The position follows a 9/80 schedule: 80 hours over nine workdays in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off. The candidate must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 years of relevant experience; or 2 years of post-secondary education/an associate degree and at least 2 years of related experience.
Ability to obtain a DOD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

At least 4 years of experience testing and troubleshooting circuit card assemblies.
At least 6 years of experience using electrical measurement equipment, including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, and logic analyzers.
At least 4 years of experience using RF measurement equipment, such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters.
Familiarity with basic RF parameters, including bandwidth, reflection, S-parameters, spurious and harmonic signals, SNR, and gain compression, and basic analog, digital, and DC circuit parameters, including voltage, current, power, logic levels, and timing.
Experience with military- or space-qualified hardware designs.
Experience performing design verification testing.
Experience assembling and reworking cables.
Experience performing tests using lab equipment.
Soldering certification or ability to obtain one.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and assembly drawings.

Responsibilities

Build automated test racks and other Special Test Equipment (STE).
Independently perform verification testing of circuit cards and higher-level STE assemblies.
Troubleshoot STE hardware and cables to the component level.
Write and modify verification test procedures with minimal engineering assistance.
Build and assemble cables and PWAs for use with Special Test Equipment.
Provide STE field support to production teams, including configuration of STE hardware and software.
Assemble, integrate, and test STE, including integrating RF, digital, and analog equipment and devices into automated test racks.
Perform design verification testing and serve as a liaison between engineering and production test teams.