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Engineering Technician B

Patuxent River Estates, Maryland

Job ID 18035
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L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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: Engineering Technician III

Job Code: 18035

Job Location: Patuxent River, MD (Onsite)

Schedule: 5/8

Clearance: Must Be Able To Obtain a Top Secret/Yankee White Clearance

**This position is contingent upon award of the Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Services in support of Presidential Helicopter contract.**

Job Description:

The Engineering Technician performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. Assists in the design, construction, test and check-out of test equipment. Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems. Works from schematics, operating or repair manuals, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions. May work with complex machines or computer systems. Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format. Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.

Essential Functions:

  • Applies engineering techniques and principles to develop, design, modify, install, test, evaluate or operate electrical, electronics, avionics, mechanical, communications or related data processing systems for military rotary wing aircraft or associated support equipment and facilities.
  • Provides support for maintenance, repair, inspection and troubleshooting of system equipment or components.
  • Organizes, analyzes and prepares reports and presentations of technical data.
  • Plans and performs tests and evaluations of system equipment or components.
  • Compiles, processes, and analyzes test data and results.

Qualifications: 

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / Yankee White Clearance
  • Requires a 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.
  • High School Diploma or GED. Also requires successful completion of a technical school, trade school, advanced armed services technical training curriculum or course of training in electricity, electronics, avionics, mechanics, armaments/ordnance, or engineering technology; or successful completion of at least 15 semester hours of course studies in an engineering, scientific or technical curriculum. 
  • Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in the area of aircraft and weapon systems, hardware, instrumentation or software development.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Active Top Secret security clearance.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $48,500 - $90,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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 résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, 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.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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.

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