
Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer- Test
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The Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer – Test owns the test process from concept and design through root cause analysis and corrective action. The engineer collaborates with Design and Systems Engineering to develop expertise, then creates and refines test processes for Operations. The role also supports production, product transitions, lifecycle management, and technical consultation with internal and external organizations.
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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: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer - Test
Job Code: 47165
Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
The Systems Engineer – Test position owns the test process, including concept, design, root cause analysis, and corrective action. The Test Systems Engineer will become a subject matter expert via collaboration with Design and Systems Engineering. The Test Systems Engineer will then apply their knowledge to create and refine test processes implemented by Testers and Technicians in Operations. Whenever issues arise, the Test Systems Engineer determines why the issue occurred as well as the corrective action to be implemented to prevent future, similar failures.
Essential Functions:
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Define, trace and maintain test process requirements
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Test procedure creation and maintenance
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Improve test yield through root cause and corrective action
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Create product related technical information in support of Operations
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Ensures overall technical performance for Test Engineering developments
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Work with Engineering to facilitate the transition of products from design to production
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Provide input to Engineering to support product life cycle management
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Project management for Test Engineering development
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Mentor Engineers with less experience
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Provide input to organizational vision
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Provide technical test consultation to internal organizations, contract manufacturers or customers
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Represent Test Engineering in technical discussions to outside organizations
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Evaluate contract manufacturers’ capabilities to provide required products or services
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Participate in product design review
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Support manufacturing floor to help overcome production issues
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Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with 6 years prior experience, Graduate Degree with 4 years prior experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
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Experience interpreting SOW and customer specifications.
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Broad knowledge of engineering domains such as electrical, RF, software, or hardware.
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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.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
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How this job compares
Set against the 11,649 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Utah median$98–183K/yr249 salary ranges
- US median$60–70/hr378 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 333 open Systems Engineer jobs in Utah and 11,649 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- Northrop Grumman165 open
- L3Harris (this employer)25 open
- BAE Systems22 open
- Experience
- Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,717 postings).
- Education
- 4,385 of the 11,649 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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