Specialist, Electrical Engineer 1

L3Harris • Fort Wayne, IN

15d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a highly driven Electrical Design Engineer to support the design and development of advanced Ground Support Equipment (GSE) used to test and simulate space-to-ground communication systems. The role contributes to the design, development, integration, and sustainment of electrical test systems supporting space-based imaging payloads, spacecraft electronics, and onboard subsystems. The position is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in a collaborative engineering environment focused on innovation, rapid development, and precision execution.

The engineer develops electrical ground support equipment and automated test systems, designs spacecraft simulation environments, integrates instrumentation and control hardware, and supports hardware bring-up and troubleshooting. The role also involves requirements interpretation, ensuring program compliance, preparing engineering documentation, supporting environmental tests and spacecraft integration, and improving test architecture, automation, and standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing electronic test equipment, simulation systems, or automated test platforms.
• Proficiency with electrical design fundamentals, digital and analog interfaces, and power system design.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation such as DMMs, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Ability to interpret requirements, schematics, and interface control documents.
• Experience with troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and verification methodologies.
• Experience designing for a space environment.
• Current security clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, or similar.
• Experience in high-volume or mission-critical manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of FPGA-based interfaces or embedded systems.
• Prior experience supporting integration and test of aerospace or defense products.
• Experience with configuration management tools and formal test documentation.
• Experience leading teams and project designs.
• Trade study execution and ownership.
• Problem-solving skills, including proactively identifying alternate solutions to difficult technical challenges.
• Ability to provide mentorship to early-career engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical ground support equipment and automated test systems for assembly, integration, and verification of space-based imaging payloads and spacecraft electronics.
• Design and implement simulation environments for spacecraft buses, payload interfaces, and electrical subsystems.
• Integrate instrumentation, power systems, communication interfaces, and control hardware into maintainable EGSE solutions.
• Support hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis during test execution.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to interpret requirements and allocate test capabilities.
• Ensure EGSE systems meet program performance, reliability, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Generate engineering documentation, including schematics, wiring diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), acceptance test reports, and configuration records.
• Provide technical support during environmental test campaigns, functional validation, and spacecraft-level integration activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in test architecture, automation, and standardization across the product line.

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus of up to $25,000 may be included as part of an offer package at this level.
• 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off.

What This Job Offers

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