Lead, Integration and Test Engineer

L3Harris • Huntsville, AL

2d • 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) located on the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center campus. The role contributes to NASA’s Space Launch System program by supporting the HILL, which is used to conduct simulated launch tests with the RS-25 engine control system. The lab includes RS-25 engine hardware, including an engine control unit and flight-level sensors and effectors, as well as simulators that emulate the engine’s operating environment.

The engineer will be part of a team responsible for operating, maintaining, enhancing, and certifying the HILL. The position supports test operations and the development and maintenance of special test equipment, ensuring equipment is operational and ready for testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior electronic integration and test experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 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

• 4 or more 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 with 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

• Support test operations by ensuring special test equipment is maintained, certified, and operational.
• Perform failure analysis when issues arise, identify causes, 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