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Job Title: Environmental Test Engineering Technician

Job Code: 30124

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: This position is for 2nd shift (3PM-12:30AM) on a 9/80 work schedule with the occasional need for overtime to support customer demands - The option to work a 4/10 schedule is a possibility depending on workload demands and program schedules

Job Description:

This opportunity is with the L3Harris Environmental Test Laboratory. This position will setup and execute environmental testing projects designed to take L3Harris products to the limit of their functional and structural design. The selected individual 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, this individual 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. This individual will be working in a team orientated environment in a laboratory that runs year-round.

Essential Functions:

• 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, and monitoring/controlling chamber/shaker performance
• Setup and execute environmental exposure tests according to documented procedures on high-technology, high-value hardware produced for the Military, Space and Defense Industry
• Monitor ongoing test events and ensure test activities are operating within established limits
• Identify anomalies, stabilize test events, and support the documentation and investigation of anomalies and failures
• This position may require overtime work depending on critical milestones
• On-the-job training will be given regardless of experience level

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience; Or, 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience
• Ability to obtain US Government security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work well with little to no supervision
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with proven capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and respond quickly in high-pressure conditions
• Experience working with people in either a customer service role or a role that involves direct client interaction, demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail, goal oriented, and demonstrated ability to adhere to company policies and procedures
• 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 but not required

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