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.

About the role

L3Harris in Eight Mile Plains is The Centre of Excellence for Electronic Warfare and is home to world-leading design, manufacture and integration expertise and the sustainment of high-reliability electronic warfare components. Our highly skilled workforce design and develop Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities such as the next-generation space, airborne and cyber capabilities for the Australian warfighter. 

As the Supervisor of RF and Electronics Technicians, you’ll lead a skilled technical team to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards. You’ll maintain day-to-day operational control over departmental activities, driving performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and environmental objectives.

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Supervise and support a team of RF and electronics technicians, fostering accountability, teamwork, and technical excellence.
• Coach, train, and develop team members to achieve clear goals and demonstrate the behaviours required for success.
• Apply technical expertise to investigate and resolve product and production challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet production targets and company objectives.
• Contribute to the design and engineering process, particularly in test and tune methodologies, through participation in design and production readiness reviews.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, developing, and implementing process enhancements.
• Oversee calibration and maintenance of production equipment to support production schedules.
• Perform test and tune processes on L3Harris SASA-manufactured products when required.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Completion of a tertiary technical qualification (e.g. Advanced Diploma or equivalent).
• Technical trade qualification in electronics or equivalent experience.
• Certification in IPC-A-610 or equivalent MIL-STD standard.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a technical electronics manufacturing role.
• Supervisory experience managing teams of 10–15 people.
• Knowledge of RF products and test/tune processes, ideally within an Electronic Warfare (EW) environment.
• Training in Lean Manufacturing fundamentals or continuous improvement practices.
• Experience in AS9100, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 compliant production environments.
• Competence using spreadsheet and ERP software applications.
• Excellent time management, people management, and communication skills.

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)
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Company paid parking
• Retail Reward programs

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.

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.