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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Specialist Systems Engineer 1 - Reliability

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeAmityville, NY, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
  • Ground, aerospace, or defense/government program experience.
  • Ability to complete assignments with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work in small or large teams and interact with vendors; strong written, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Possession of a security clearance or ability to obtain one, including ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
  • Knowledge of mechanical reliability concepts and equations.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously during development and production stages.

Responsibilities

  • Support various programs within Ground, Space, and Airborne Systems as a reliability engineer.
  • Generate reliability plans and procedures.
  • Interpret and allocate reliability and availability requirements.
  • Build component-level failure-rate models.
  • Conduct reliability predictions and FMECA, ESA, RMA, and FTA analyses.
  • Conduct reliability demonstration testing, thermal cycling, burn-in, and vibration testing.
  • Perform reliability, maintainability, and availability analyses.
  • Conduct reliability and availability redundancy trades.
  • Perform sparing analysis in support of availability requirements and sustainment activities.
  • Perform FMEA and FMECA analyses.
  • Support FRACAS activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Electronics component experience.
  • Experience in proposal and procedure writing.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing methods.
  • Working knowledge of AS9100.
  • Knowledge of mechanical stress analysis.
  • Experience with MIL-HDBK-217F, Telcordia, MIL-STD-1629A, MIL-HDBK-1547A, MIL-STD-1472, and MIL-STD-882.
  • Experience with prediction software tools such as PTC Windchill Quality Solutions and Relyance.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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