Electronics Technician D

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.

About the role

The Engineering Technician D is based at the L3Harris Regional Support Centre (RSC) in Pinkenba and is a key member of the Maintenance Team supporting L3Harris Defence Australia programs. The role focuses on leading and supervising maintenance activities, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing a large fleet of digital radio equipment to ensure serviceable assets are returned to end users in a timely manner.

Working within a multi-disciplinary engineering and support environment, the position applies RF, digital, and analogue diagnostic expertise using test instrumentation and automated test equipment. The role also contributes to continuous improvement through accurate data capture, failure trend analysis, and collaboration with engineering, logistics, and field service stakeholders, while maintaining strict quality, safety, and security standards.

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Perform efficient and effective diagnostics of RF, digital, and analogue circuits using test instrumentation and equipment
• Lead and coordinate day-to-day maintenance activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with quality requirements
• Diagnose faults within digital and analogue assemblies in customer support and production environments
• Accurately document diagnostic findings, corrective actions, and solutions using data collection and workflow management tools
• Assist engineering functions by supporting investigations, analysis, and product improvement activities as required
• Analyse failure trends and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide clear technical feedback and recommendations to management, engineers, and peers on diagnostics, processes, and tools
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to maintenance personnel to strengthen team capability and performance
• Maintain required quality standards through adherence to best practices and procedures
• Ensure full compliance with workplace Health and Safety legislation, policies, and procedures
• Provide direct customer and end-user technical support, including on-site diagnostics when required
• Participate in weekly reporting activities and provide maintenance status updates to the management team
• Support workforce planning, task allocation, and resource prioritisation to meet maintenance objectives
• Manage inventory control activities and maintain accurate maintenance and asset records

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Minimum Certificate III in applicable Technical Trade
• Australian citizen
• Security clearance level minimum NV1

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Pinkenba is part of our Mission Critical Communications business and a world leader in ground tactical and airborne mission communication solutions and a global provider of ground based C4 systems and transportable SATCOM terminals. We are focused on delivering advanced systems to meet the needs of our customers, uniting multiple forms of communication together, and covering communication over air, ground, sea, and space.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs
• 9 day fortnight working pattern

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information.  Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at ***********@aus.L3Harris.com

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.