Engineering Technician C

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Job Title: Engineering Technician C

Job Code: 42095

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 980 Reg

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician to support the Operations Test Group. This position will work with a diverse team responsible for the assembly, integration, and test of highly reliable spaceflight hardware assemblies ranging from low to high complexity.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a procedure-driven test environment, including operation of common test equipment, mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, equipment setup, and support of integration and test activities. This role requires strong ownership, attention to detail, clear communication, and the ability to support 24/7 test operations when required.

Essential Functions:

• Support subsystem-level and payload-level testing of electrical, mechanical, optical, and cable harness assemblies.
• Execute test activities in accordance with approved technical procedures, work instructions, and safety requirements.
• Operate common test equipment such as power supplies, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other bench-top equipment.
• Support setup, operation, maintenance, verification, calibration, validation, and teardown of test equipment and test configurations.
• Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting of test equipment, support equipment, and hardware-related issues.
• Coordinate with test engineering, facilities, EHS, quality, vendors, and program teams to support failure troubleshooting, maintenance planning, process improvement, and problem resolution.
• Support critical hardware/equipment movements, clean room and test area maintenance, non-standard shifts, overtime, and travel between L3Harris sites and customer locations as required.
• Ability to travel up to 30% as required to support customer product testing.
• Must be able to obtain a US security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Requires fully proficient job knowledge/skills.
• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/associate's degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain work in confined spaces or a clean room environment for long periods of time (> 2 hours).
• Ability to work holidays, weekends, and occasional overnight travel; work may include shift work.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Embodies strong professional work ethic, self-motivation, and high attention to detail
• Experience following written technical procedures, work instructions, or process-controlled documentation.
• Experience supporting procedure-driven test operations for electrical, mechanical, optical, or spaceflight hardware assemblies.
• Experience with bench-top testing and common test equipment, including digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and related computer-controlled test systems.
• Hands-on experience using hand tools and specialized tools, including torque wrenches, micrometers, calipers, and similar equipment.
• Experience with ESD safeguards, contamination control, clean room practices, and hardware handling requirements.
• Experience supporting failure troubleshooting, maintenance activities, equipment readiness planning, and test area support.
• Experience with Powered Industrial Truck and crane operations, or ability to become certified.

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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