Lead, Integration and Test Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Huntsville, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Electronics Integration and Test Engineer will work in Huntsville, Alabama, at Redstone Arsenal, supporting the RS-25 Hardware in the Loop Lab (HILL) on the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center campus. The role contributes to NASA’s Space Launch System by supporting the lab used to conduct simulated launch tests with the RS-25 engine control system. Four RS-25 engines make up the rocket’s Core Stage.

The engineer will support development and maintenance of special test equipment and join a team responsible for HILL operations, maintenance, enhancements, and certification. The lab contains RS-25 engine hardware, including an engine control unit, flight-level sensors and effectors, and simulators that emulate the engine’s operational environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of prior Electronic Integration and Test experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of experience.
• At least 3 years of industry experience developing custom electronic test equipment, including system architecture, hardware design and development, and requirement verification and validation.

Nice To Haves

• At least 4 years of experience in electronics integration and testing, preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of measurement and sampling techniques for accurately measuring and recording data using electronic measurement equipment.
• Knowledge of communication protocols used to command and automate common lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, waveform generators, and logic analyzers.
• Experience verifying test systems for compliance with system requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electronic test systems, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventative actions to prevent recurrence.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Experience working with rocket engines or propulsion systems.
• Familiarity with programming and automation software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure special test equipment is maintained, certified, and operational to support test operations.
• Perform failure analysis when issues arise and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Work with hardware and software team members to integrate test equipment, flight hardware, and flight software.
• Support test equipment development and upgrades, including requirements capture, drawing development, vendor evaluation, requirement verification, and equipment validation.
• Develop test operation procedures and test equipment certification procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior