Specialist, Electrical Engineer at L3Harris Technologies

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Job Title: Specialist, Electrical Engineering – Sustainment Engineering

Job Code: 46457

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

The Sustainment Engineer Specialist provides technical expertise in evaluating, analyzing, and resolving nonconforming conditions on aircraft systems and components within production, maintenance, and repair environments. This role applies proficient electrical engineering principles to assess discrepant hardware, develop corrective actions, and generate clear, traceable MRB engineering dispositions in compliance with program, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Apply critical thinking, proactive learning, and engineering problem ‑ solving skills to evaluate nonconforming conditions and determine appropriate engineering dispositions.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, models, tolerances, and technical documentation to support MRB decision ‑ making.
• Generate clear, concise, and technically sound MRB dispositions, including rework instructions, repair solutions, and technical justifications.
• Collaborate with cross ‑ functional teams (Manufacturing, Quality, Design Engineering, Supply Chain) to resolve production issues and maintain workflow efficiency.
• Conduct or support root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives related to nonconformances and recurring production problems.
• Communicate effectively across engineering and production teams using strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and technical leadership to junior engineers, demonstrating maturity, technical proficiency, and effective teamwork.
• Support off ‑ shift or overtime work as required to meet program schedules and aircraft delivery commitments.
• Navigation and work within aircraft hangars, flight lines, and manufacturing facilities; must be able to board and exit aircraft, including maneuvering in restricted areas such as wings, fuselage compartments, and fuel tanks using appropriate safety gear.
• Ensure all MRB activities comply with engineering standards, airworthiness requirements, and applicable certification frameworks.
• Maintain accurate documentation, traceability, and records of MRB actions in accordance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret Clearance.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with four (4) years of technical engineering experience in an aircraft depot repair, aircraft maintenance, or aerospace component manufacturing environment.
• Graduate Degree with two (2) years of technical engineering experience in an aircraft depot repair, aircraft maintenance, or aerospace component manufacturing environment.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of eight (8) years of technical engineering experience in an aircraft depot repair, aircraft maintenance, or aerospace component manufacturing environment.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Top Secret or Secret Clearance.
• Direct experience performing MRB engineering activities, including nonconformance evaluation, repair development, and formal disposition generation.
• Practical experience leading engineering tasks or small projects in a fast ‑ paced production or maintenance environment.
• Understanding aircraft certification processes, including Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft certification, FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC), and Military Airworthiness Cert