Engineering Technician Lead

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician Lead for the Palm Bay, Florida environmental test laboratory. The role focuses on leading climatic and vibration testing, setting up instrumentation, and coordinating a team of technicians.

The Lead Engineer Technician will manage daily lab activities, ensure calibration, safety, and test integrity, and support engineering and maintenance teams with complex tasks. A strong aerospace background and leadership experience are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 8 years Aerospace experience required.
• Associate degree or 2 years post-secondary with 4 years related experience preferred.
• Experience with environmental test equipment (vibration shakers, thermal chambers, vacuum systems) required.
• Experience operating and troubleshooting environmental test equipment.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for climatic and vibration testing in the lab by coordinating technician staffing and managing daily activities.
• Install instrumentation such as thermocouples and accelerometers on test articles.
• Program environmental test chamber control systems and monitor data acquisition systems.
• Monitor and control chamber and shaker performance to meet test requirements.
• Lead technician training and oversee the lab’s 5S program; act as lab custodian and ensure equipment calibration status.
• Coordinate transportation of fixtures and equipment to and from storage; perform monthly safety audits.

Skills

Leadership

Environmental test equipment

Vibration shakers

Thermal chambers

MIL-STD-810 testing

Lab supervision

Technical oversight

Training technicians

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with 8 years Aerospace experience

Associate degree or 2 years post-secondary with 4 years related experience

Tools

Thermocouples

Accelerometers

Data acquisition systems

Job description

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: Engineering Technician Lead

Job Code: 44488

Job Location: Palm Bay, Florida

Job Schedule: 9/80, 1st shift

Job Description:

This opportunity is for a Lead Engineering Technician position with the L3Harris Environmental Test Laboratory. Candidate will setup and execute environmental testing projects designed to take L3Harris products to the limit of their functional and structural design. Candidate will learn to operate climatic chambers designed to replicate the freezing temperatures of earth poles, the scorching temperatures of the deserts, the humidity of the jungles, the altitudes of the skies, and the frigid vacuum of space. Similarly, the candidate will learn to operate electrodynamic shakers where harsh vibration environments are reproduced to test products for their survivability to transportation, gun fire, aircraft-carrier arrests, and rocket launch conditions. Candidate will be working in a team orientated environment in a laboratory that runs year-round.

Activities include (but are not limited to) the handling and manipulation of extreme high value hardware, installation of instrumentation such as thermocouples and accelerometers, programming of test chamber computer control systems, monitoring of data acquisition systems, monitoring/controlling chamber/shaker performance.

This position is for 1st shift (7am-4:30pm) with the occasional need for overtime to support customer demands.

Essential Functions:

As the Environmental Test Lab Floor Lead, you will provide technical oversight for climatic and vibration testing within the lab by coordinating technician staffing and managing daily lab activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Handling and manipulating high-value hardware with care and precision

• Installing instrumentation such as thermocouples and accelerometers

• Programming environmental test chamber control systems

• Monitoring data acquisition systems

• Monitoring and controlling chamber and shaker performance

• Leading technician training efforts and overseeing the lab’s 5S program

  Additional responsibilities include serving as lab custodian, which involves:

• Maintaining equipment calibration status

• Performing monthly safety audits

• Ensuring adequate lab supply levels

• Coordinating transportation of fixtures and equipment to and from storage

  In this role, you will also:

• Support Engineering and Maintenance teams with complex tasks and troubleshooting

• Lead assigned tasks and activities as needed

• Train junior technicians in thermal, dynamic, and vacuum testing

• Lead daily resource planning meetings

• Attend Corrective Action Board (CAB) meetings

• Perform weekly spot audits

• Act as a liaison between engineering staff and internal customers

• Perform hands-on technician duties in support of active test programs

  Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years of relevant Aerospace experience,

or

• Associate degree or 2 years of post-secondary education with a minimum of 4 years of related experience

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with environmental test equipment, including vibration shakers, thermal chambers, and vacuum systems

• Experience operating and troubleshooting environmental test equipment

• Experience working in customer-facing or team-oriented roles requiring strong communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication, technical writing, and presentation skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Prior leadership experience with non-exempt employees

• Experience operating thermal chambers, vibration shakers, or thermal-vacuum systems to evaluate product performance

• Experience conducting MIL-STD-810 testing

• Active security clearance is a plus

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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