Lead, Integration and Test Engineering: Sign-On Bonus ($50K Max)
- $50,000 sign-on bonus
About the job
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Lead, Integration and Test Engineering:
an offer package for this level
Job Code: 47533
Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)
Sign-On Bonus: A sign-on bonus of up to $50K may be included as part of
an offer package for this level
Job Description
This is a hands-on technical leadership position supporting the Weather portfolio’s aerospace integration and test activities across component, submodule, module, instrument, payload, and space-vehicle test operations. The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for leading large, complex test initiatives; developing test strategies and solutions; and providing technical direction to engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams. The role will primarily support the Weather portfolio and may support other aerospace and defense programs as business needs require.
This position is located in Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne
Essential Functions
- Drive compliance with safety, quality, test, program, and configuration-management requirements.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for integration and test activities involving components, submodules, modules, instruments, payloads, and space-vehicle hardware.
- Lead large, complex test initiatives and coordinate execution across engineering, technicians, manufacturing, chamber operations, program teams, customers, suppliers, and support organizations.
- Develop test strategies, plans, procedures, verification approaches, resource plans, readiness criteria, and technical briefings.
- Provide technical direction during test setup, hardware integration, procedure execution, data collection, data review, requirements verification, and test reporting.
- Lead troubleshooting and anomaly resolution for difficult or unique technical issues, including root-cause investigation, corrective-action development, and verification of corrective actions.
- Identify and implement significant improvements to test processes, systems, tools, procedures, and standard work, with measurable impact on safety, quality, schedule, cost, or execution.
- Provide input to product designs, test architectures, verification plans, program schedules, and operational plans to improve testability and reduce technical risk.
- Influence technical decisions and provide guidance, coaching, training, and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams.
- Support non-standard work schedules, including afternoon or night shifts, weekends, overtime, travel, and 24/7 test operations. Work may be performed in cleanroom, laboratory, production-floor, and test environments and may involve extended periods of sitting or standing.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills
- Experience supporting integration and test of space-qualified weather instruments, payloads, flight hardware, or space-vehicle hardware.
- Experience leading large, complex test campaigns involving multidisciplinary engineering teams, technicians, program organizations, customers, and external suppliers.
- Expertise in test planning, test-procedure development and execution, readiness reviews, requirements verification, data analysis, and test reporting.
- Experience leading troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and anomaly resolution for complex electrical, mechanical, software, or system-level issues.
- Experience with environmental testing, including thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, vibration, acoustic, shock, and/or EMI/EMC testing.
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings, electrical schematics, interface control documents, technical specifications, system requirements, and verification artifacts.
- Familiarity with systems engineering; configuration and change management; nonconformance processes; cleanroom operations; ESD controls; and contamination-control practices.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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From L3Harris's job posting, checked 10 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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