Engineering Technician D

L3Harris Technologies•Palm Bay, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a motivated and experienced Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration and Test (SV AI&T) technician to support activities 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.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 5 years of prior related experience
1+ year of Metrology experience to create and execute measurement plans using laser trackers, radars, CMM style equipment and related software
Flexibility to work overtime, weekends and second shift
Must be able to obtain a US security clearance as a job requirement

Nice To Haves

Experience with space vehicle/satellite assembly and test.
Hi-Reliability, Bonding, cable routing, cable and harness pinout testing, soldering
Fabrication, machining working on and repairing metal parts
Assembling and aligning parts to tight tolerances
Strong sense of responsibility, ownership and follow-through
Team player, pro-active, and customer-oriented with a sense of urgency to accomplish a given task or goal
Possess a high level of initiative and willingness to learn
Exceptional organizational, verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional mechanical skills and keen situational awareness
Experience working and leading technician teams through payload processing, launch prep and other field activities related to satellite manufacturing
Experience performing and leading stow/rig, crane and forklift ops to move space flight hardware
Experience with MGSE and/or EGSE operation for space vehicles
Active TS security clearance or at least a DOD secret clearance

Responsibilities

Support of space vehicle/satellite manufacturing
Lead technician responsibilities with limited supervision
Create and execute measurement plans using laser trackers, radars and CMM style equipment and related software
Follow engineering drawings and defined manufacturing processes. Work with engineering and management to create and update manufacturing processes related to SV manufacturing, test and payload processing
Environments testing of space flight hardware
Making adjustments, repairs and updates to support tooling and fixtures used to produce space rated hardware
Lead complex tasks. Lead pre task and safety briefings
Provide hand-off or schedule status to alternate shift manufacturing teams
Cable and harness installation, routing and cable management, cable mate/demate operations
Mechanical assembly and test of space hardware including ESD sensitive hardware.
Leading rigging and overhead crane and forklift operations
Preparation for and conducting system level hardware testing (deployments, vibe, etc.).
Performing system level alignments to meet system requirements
Move equipment weighing 45 pounds or less from one place to another.