Engineering Technician Lead

L3Harris Technologies; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, FL seeks an Engineering Technician Lead for the Environmental Test Laboratory. You will oversee climatic and vibration tests, coordinate lab activities, and guide technicians to ensure test programs run safely and efficiently.

The role emphasizes hands-on instrumentation, data monitoring, and collaboration with Engineering and Maintenance teams to support active test programs in a year-round lab environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with aerospace experience.
• Associate degree or 2 years post-secondary with related experience.
• Strong knowledge of environmental test equipment and labs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for climatic and vibration testing in the lab.
• Coordinate technician staffing and daily lab activities.
• Lead training for technicians and oversee the 5S program.
• Maintain calibration status and perform monthly safety audits.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance on complex tasks.

Skills

Team leadership

Aerospace experience

Environmental test equipment

Data acquisition

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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

Tools

Vibration shakers

Thermal chambers

Vacuum systems

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Technician Lead
Job Code: 44488
Job Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Job Schedule: 9/80, 1st shift

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 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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