Deputy Engineering Manager, Systems Integration & Test Engineer
L3Harris · Palm Bay, FL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 16 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Palm Bay, FL.
- They ask for
- 12+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $71k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 27 live postings that list pay, out of 92 manufacturing engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 91 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (12+ vs 5+)
Typical $71k–$131k, from 27 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 43%
- Tooling 42%
- Root cause 32%
- Machining 30%
- Six Sigma 29%
- New product launch 29%
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This plant: L3Harris in Palm Bay
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
and direct support of SI&T technical activities.
The successful candidate will bring demonstrated expertise in system integration and test engineering across complex networks, systems, and products, along with proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams of engineers and technicians. This individual will act as a key delegate to the Engineering Manager and will help drive execution excellence, staffing strategy, employee development, process improvement, and technical rigor across the SI&T function.
This role requires a hands-on leader who can operate at both the strategic and tactical levels, ensuring the SI&T organization is staffed, aligned, and executing effectively in support of program and sector objectives.
Essential Functions
- ◆Lead and manage teams of SI&T engineers and technicians, with responsibility for staffing, workload planning, performance management, employee development, and day-to-day functional oversight.
- ◆Serve as the primary delegate for the Engineering Manager, helping ensure continuity of operations, decision-making, and communication flow across the organization.
- ◆Provide leadership in proposal support activities, including review and approval of Basis of Estimate (BOE) inputs, staffing plans, and technical resource planning.
- ◆Drive effective communication upward and downward within the organization, ensuring alignment between leadership, functional teams, and program execution teams.
- ◆Apply SI&T engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to the integration and test of complex systems, networks, and products.
- ◆Recommend and implement improvements to products, processes, policies, standards, and operating plans in support of organizational and functional strategy.
- ◆Support technical SI&T activities as needed, including:
- ◆test planning
- ◆test procedure development and execution
- ◆data review and analysis
requirements
verification and validation
- ✓coordination with systems, software, hardware, network, and program engineering teams
- ✓Partner with program and functional leadership to identify risks, resolve technical and execution challenges, and ensure successful delivery of SI&T scope.
- ✓Promote a culture of accountability, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and collaboration across the SI&T organization.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- ✓Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph required.
responsibilities
with direct technical contributions.
- ◆Ability to influence across engineering disciplines and drive alignment between functional and program teams.
- ◆Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
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, applicant
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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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Deputy Senior Engineering Manager – Systems Integration & Test
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL
Job Schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking an experienced System Integration & Test (SI&T) Senior Manager to serve in a Deputy Engineering Management (DEM) role leading the Intel & Cyber (I&C) Sector SI&T organization. This position combines both people leadership and technical execution, requiring a candidate who can effectively split time between organizational management
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Demonstrated experience leading SI&T efforts for complex systems, networks, or mission-focused products.
- +Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, including experience briefing senior leadership and customers.
- +Experience managing large, technically diverse teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- +Demonstrated experience serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM) with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
- +Understanding of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles, including development and maintenance of control accounts, BOEs, work authorization documentation, budgets, schedules, and performance metrics.
- +Experience balancing functional management