Senior Specialist, Technical Trainer Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Chantilly, VA

23d•$87,000 - $161,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. 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: Senior Specialist, Technical Trainer Job Code: 32178 Job Location: Chantilly, VA (on-site) Job Description: We are seeking an experienced System Engineer / Integration & Test Engineer who will be integrating, testing and providing training of a complex communications system. The successful candidate will be responsible for integration of customized software and hardware in a quick paced, engineering oriented environment. This engineer will maintain development, test and production environments while integrating new technologies and maintaining system stability. This engineer will support creation of training material and conduct training of the products to the end user. This engineer will lead classroom and hands on training events. This Integration and Test / Technical trainer needs to experience in developing and executing structured training sessions tailored to customer needs, ensuring knowledge retention and effective skills transfer. The engineer needs to have strong teaching skills with an adaptable approach to meet various learning styles and technical aptitudes. Exceptional customer service skills to engage effectively with customer groups and trainees, fostering a supportive and positive learning environment. Capacity to quickly learn and master complex technologies, including advanced system support equipment, and relay this expertise in accessible, practical terms. Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities, with experience in identifying, diagnosing, and resolving system issues to maintain smooth operation. Experience working with cross-functional design teams to stay up to date on system updates, gather insights, and incorporate feedback into training content.

Requirements

BS/BA (or equivalent) in Optical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, and minimum 4-6 years Software or systems experience or Graduate's degree and 2-4 years software or systems experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8-10 years of prior military or related experience.
TS/SCI W/ Poly Clearance is required.
Some travel is required.

Nice To Haves

Engineering principles, especially verification/validation.
US Military Training Certifications.
Self-motivated individual able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Direct experience interfacing with customer personnel and leadership.
Demonstrated ability and desire to learn from self-training as well as via transfer of experience and technique.
Demonstrated humble, leadership in small, diverse team, fast paced environment.
Strong communication ability: verbal and written using MS Word and PowerPoint.
Experience communicating and presenting complex technical issues to various audiences (technical counterparts, program management, customer leadership, etc.).
Strong ability to develop and manipulate MS Excel.
Training the trainer certifications.

Responsibilities

Support the set-up, configuration, and documentation of hardware and software systems under test, including loading custom and commercial software onto multiple systems.
developing and executing structured training sessions.
Builds, configures, troubleshoots, and integrates new and existing configuration items (hardware) packages to provide service enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades.
Responsible for configuration hardware, mastering the system and training others to successfully use the system.
Supports training system operations.
Ability to take ownership of training classes through completion.