Senior Specialist, Integration and Test Engineer (Palm Bay, FL - Secret Clearance)

L3Harris•Palm Bay, FL

About The Position

This role is part of the L3Harris Space Systems Sector within the Space and Mission Systems Segment. The Integration and Test Engineer leads, plans, and executes test operations across a portfolio of space vehicle programs. The position provides operations leadership, technical oversight, and strategic coordination to support integration, verification, and validation of complex space systems, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, and program management to deliver mission hardware on schedule. The role oversees enterprise test operations and resources, plans major test events, manages laboratory and testbed environments, and supports the development and execution of space vehicle test procedures and AI&T planning documentation. It monitors program progress, risks, issues, resources, and milestones; analyzes test results; coordinates corrective actions; and provides status and assessments to leadership. The position also contributes to proposal activities and supports on-site operations at test facilities and partner sites. Travel may be required up to 10–20%.

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.
Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Earned Value Management processes and variance reporting.
Experience leading integration and test activities for space payloads, spacecraft buses, or other complex aerospace systems.
Background developing or executing verification and validation plans for hardware involving environmental testing, functional testing, or space qualification processes.
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and software subsystems commonly used in space hardware and their interactions during integration.
Familiarity with enterprise-level test operations, including multi-program coordination, shared test infrastructure, and cross-program process alignment.
Ability to interpret system-level requirements and translate them into actionable integration and test strategies.
Experience establishing and managing test facilities, ground support equipment, or specialized test assets used for space payload or vehicle integration.
Strong capability in root cause analysis and leading resolution of issues discovered during integration or test execution.
Familiarity with automation and scripting languages such as LabVIEW, Python, Perl, Ruby, PuTTy, MobaXTerm, and Visual Studio Code.
Experience with RF measurements and testing, tools, and test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and RF test equipment.

Responsibilities

Oversee and coordinate test operations across multiple programs, aligning activities with program objectives and enterprise test processes.
Lead Enterprise Environmental Test Laboratory scheduling, deconfliction, and resource management for vibration, thermal, and TVAC activities, and maintain and improve scheduling tools and enterprise test procedures.
Serve as the primary point of contact for test operations and ensure consistent communication among Program Management, Operations Program Management, engineering teams, and leadership.
Plan, schedule, and manage major test events, including readiness reviews, facility coordination, staffing plans, and cross-functional integration.
Train and support Test Conductors to ensure workforce readiness.
Execute and oversee space vehicle testing for mass properties, center of gravity, vibration, and environmental campaigns, ensuring compliance with procedures and qualification or acceptance requirements and timely issue resolution.
Manage Systems Integration Laboratory operations and testbed environments, including material procurement, lab readiness, test-asset configuration management, and support for multiple test facilities.
Develop and maintain space vehicle test procedures and AI&T planning documentation, incorporate lessons learned, ensure procedural completeness, and support technical reviews.
Monitor test progress, risks, and issues across programs; analyze test results; and coordinate corrective actions with engineering to maintain quality, compliance, and traceability.
Provide leadership with regular status updates, metrics, and assessments covering progress, risks, challenges, and mitigation strategies.
Track program performance, risks, resources, and milestones related to integration and test operations, and communicate and plan mitigations in a timely manner.
Support business pursuits and proposals, including technical proposal reviews and Basis of Estimate development as required.
Support on-site operations at test facilities and partner sites as required.
Travel up to 10–20% may be required.