Associate – Instrumentation and Controls Test Integration Engineer

Job Title:  Associate, Propulsion, Instrumentation and Controls Test Integration Engineer 

Job ID: 37026

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

Rocket Test Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for the integration of instrumentation, data acquisition, and controls for testing solid fuel and liquid propulsion systems ensuring the test instrumentation meets testing programs quality, schedule, and cost objectives. 

This role will require support of system design activities for test and integration of control systems from the system design phase through development, documentation, installation and commissioning of complete systems. These systems are required for control room operation and data collection of solid and liquid rocket, ramjet / scramjet, aerothermal, and/or component tests.

Additionally, the role will require knowledge of various instrumentation and control hardware for developing, planning, and implementing system test procedures for delivering customer data for production and development programs. Maintaining and supporting calibration processes for facility instrumentation and equipment for development and production programs is paramount for delivering quality data.

Trouble shooting and problem solving is essential in this role. You must have a passion for learning and understanding complex issues of instrumentation and controls systems. Will need to be able to resolve issues while working with custom equipment that may need to be designed out and replaced. Continuous improvement of operations through innovation is paramount.

Will need to communicate with multiple customers, vendors, and colleagues across the business and industry to fulfil project requirements, operational targets, and customer deliverables.

Essential Functions:

Under general supervision:

35% - Interface with Design/Project Engineering to develop/interpret instrumentation requirements.  Recommend, propose, and integrate test facility instrumentation, data acquisition, and control hardware to meet program objectives. This also includes maintaining configuration control of production test data acquisition, signal conditioning, control, and data reduction software. Taking ownership and maintaining test facility equipment. 

25% - Prepare technical documentation, including software logs, test procedures, electrical schematics, and contributing to test readiness reviews.  Work with Quality and Safety to ensure test methods meet calibration and process safety requirements along with customer and government requirements/regulations.

20% - Provide training to Control Room Operators on data acquisition, calibration, and controls setup. Trouble shoot wiring harnesses, specify and fabricate needed cables for test programs to interface between data systems and sensors. 

10% - Recommend, propose, plan, and execute (manage cost and schedule) facility upgrades, equipment acquisition and installation to meet ongoing and developing test program requirements. Coordinate cost and schedule planning/estimates.  

10% Occasional travel to support various programs within industry.

Qualifications:

To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field or have completed heir Bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months,  regardless of age.  

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $59,000 - $110,000. 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.