Senior Associate, Integration & Test Engineering

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Job Title: Senior Associate, Systems Integration and Test Engineering

Job Code: 47576

Job Location: Bristol, PA

Job Schedule: 9/80, Full Time on-site

Job Description:

The Integration & Test Engineer supports the development and delivery of airborne telemetry, radio frequency (RF), secure communications, and embedded flight‑safety systems for L3Harris’s TRF Bristol site. This role performs electrical and physical integration, develops hardware and software test programs, and ensures mission‑critical products meet technical, schedule, cost, quality, and customer requirements. The position works across engineering and program functions to strengthen system integration, verification and validation, producibility analysis, and test readiness for ruggedized airborne hardware. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team focused on delivering high‑reliability solutions for United States and allied aerospace and defense platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Support development of hardware and software test plans, procedures, and specifications based on defined program and design requirements.

• Perform system, subsystem, and device‑level integration of electronic, RF, and airborne telemetry hardware under guidance from senior engineers.

• Assist with executing tests, collecting data, and performing preliminary troubleshooting using standard electronic and RF test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.

• Contribute to verification and validation activities, including documenting results and ensuring configuration control of integration and test artifacts.

• Support producibility, compatibility, and basic testability analyses by making standard adjustments or recommendations.

• Participate in integration planning and test readiness preparations, escalating risks or failures to senior team members.

• Collaborate with systems, electrical, mechanical, RF, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure coordinated program execution.

• Maintain lab safety, ESD compliance, and proper use of tools, fixtures, and test equipment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; OR graduate degree with 0–2 years; OR in lieu of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience.

• Practical experience with testing or integrating electronic or RF hardware, circuit card assemblies, or electromechanical systems.

• Familiarity with electronic/RF test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power meters, network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.

• Ability to troubleshoot basic test anomalies and escalate complex issues appropriately.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with electrostatic discharge (ESD) best practices and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for electronic test environments.

• Experience with automated test tools or scripting environments such as LabVIEW or MATLAB, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with qualification testing, environmental testing, or manufacturing support.

• Experience supporting manufacturing production of electronic devices or secure communication hardware.

• Exposure to airborne or ruggedized embedded systems for telemetry, RF, secure communications, or mission‑critical applications.

• Experience conducting system‑level troubleshooting using RF or digital engineering tools and techniques.

• Familiarity with Department of Defense or government customer test processes, deliverables, or acceptance requirements.

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