L-3 Global Security & Engineering Solutions Career Opportunities

L-3 Global Security & Engineering Solutions (L-3 GS&ES) is a division of L-3 Communications Corporation. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, L-3 GS&ES has nearly 3,000 employees throughout the United States and worldwide providing a broad range of technical, analytical, operational, and security services and products to Government and commercial customers.

Core capabilities include advanced security solutions and services, engineering and technical solutions and services, and program management and operational support services.

Our Vision

By 2011, GS&ES is a billion dollar division leading L-3 in delivering quality security and engineering solutions worldwide.

Our Mission

Our name defines what we do. We solve security- and engineering-related business problems for a worldwide public- and private-sector customer base by combining experienced management with engineering, other subject matter talents, and a broad array of innovative technology that secure and improve the lives of people every day.

Our Values

Core values are standards by which we measure our performance and our interactions with each other and with people outside the company. They help define our attitudes and approach to the events of everyday life in our business. If we behave in accordance with our values, especially under pressure, we will accomplish our mission and achieve our vision.

• Ethics
  We know and do what’s right.
• Our customers
  We view each customer as a relationship with a long-term view.
  We are not satisfied with just achieving our customers’ goals, but rather exceeding them.
• Innovation
  We constantly seek new ideas to add value, reduce costs, and increase effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Our people
  We recruit and hire the best and brightest leaders to serve as our teammates and fellow employees.
  We provide the best tools, applications, and training available to our employees so that they can achieve their mission and grow professionally.
  We reward and advance our best performers.
• Teamwork
  We create a climate of mutual trust and respect that drives open and honest communication.
  We encourage every team member to take risks, exercise initiative, deliver quality results, and never be afraid to make honest mistakes.
• Quality
  We have a passion for quality and excellence, both in our planning and execution.

L-3 GS&ES recognize that winning the war for talent requires having a benefits program that compares favorably and differentiate themselves in the marketplace to those offered by other employers. Part of our ongoing commitment to our employees with products and services to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle and have the peace of mind that their families are covered when they really need the assistance is what we strive to do.

At L-3 GS&ES, you can expect a competitive salary and a full range of benefits to include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Empolyee Assistance Program
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care
• Worker’s Compensation
• Incentive Pay
• Retirement Plan 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Jury Duty, Military Leave, Bereavement Leave
• Educational Assistance
• L-3 Corporate Perks Program

Eligibility – Employees eligibility to participate in L-3 GS&ES benefits is based on the contract they support. All employees, regardless of the number of hours worked, are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Master Savings Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary-related benefits, such as company-provided life insurance and disability, are based on the number of hours the employee is normally scheduled to work if part-time.

Our vision is to provide the best value for our customers by investing in and evolving our products. To reach this goal we need creative and innovative thinkers. Every individual in our company brings to the table a unique background and perspective, a unique set of abilities. Those differences are assets and resources that will determine our success. To compete and win in this industry we continually strive to create an environment where everyone is a valued member of the team with the opportunity to maximize his or her personal contribution. Limitless possibilities exist when different ideas, backgrounds and ways of getting the job done exist. We want you to be a part of our varied workforce.

GS&ES’s strong commitment to workforce diversity encourages inclusion of all people by maintaining a work environment supported by policies and procedures that foster a nondiscriminatory work place. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action principles and policies are demonstrated in the practice of L-3 GS&ES’s values and are incorporated into the daily operations of the company in every personnel decision and action.

L-3 GS&ES Sponsors Honor Flight for WWII Veterans

L-3 GS&ES has been selected to sponsor the October 11th, 2008 Tennessee Valley Honor Flight. The “Honor Flight,” is a one-day event in which approximately 125 World War II veterans are flown, free of charge, to Washington, D.C., to see the war memorials and to remember their fallen comrades. The Honor Flight program was conceived by Earl Morse. His vision was to honor fellow veterans by taking them to Washington D.C. to see the WWII Memorial. As you know, most of these senior heroes are in their 80s & 90s and they will need resources and physical assistance to take this momentous journey. The Honor Flight program has chapters in several different national regions - GS&ES will be supporting the October 11th flight out of Huntsville, Alabama.

On the morning of the event, October 11th, our group of veterans will fly from Huntsville to Reagan National Airport, escorted by a group of volunteers. At the airport, they will be met by GS&ES escorts, called “Guardians.” The Guardians will greet and assist them throughout the day. The veterans should arrive at Reagan about 9 am, board tour busses, visit the WW II Memorial, have lunch at the Women’s Memorial at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, tour Arlington, visit the Iwo Jima and Korean Memorials, and end with a city tour before going back to the airport around 6:30 pm. Each Guardian will be with their assigned veteran for the duration of the visit, ensuring their safety and facilitating their enjoyment of the occasion.

The Tennessee Valley Honor Flight will also include a 12-person medical team, 2 emergency-room physicians, 10 paramedics, 4 media personnel and 5 staff members. As in the past, we will have a detail of active-duty Air Force personnel in D.C. to meet us and assist with wheelchair loading/unloading and lunch.

Guardian Training
Guardians…. serving those who have served.

For more information about Honor Flight or to make a donation to this non-profit organization, visit www.honorflight.org. For information on what GS&ES is doing in support of the 11 October Honor Flight, please contact Evelyn Finley at Evelyn.Finley@L-3com.com.

College Intern Program

GS&ES is committed to supporting academic excellence and lifelong learning by providing a meaningful work experience that compliments a student’s career direction. The objective of the GS&ES Intern program is to provide a feeder system of highly qualified and highly motivated students for permanent hire upon them graduating into GS&ES or any other high technology organization. GS&ES takes part in many events geared towards students, new graduates and experienced industry personnel. Search events by state to see if we’ll be near you any time soon. Or search by date, and see where GS&ES will be represented during the month you’re interested in. You can also search by keyword, which is a good way to find out, for example, if we have planned events at your college or university.

Benefits of GS&ES intern program:

• Gain real work experience while attending college or university
• Competitive salary
• Receive career and development and training
• Work with leading edge technology
• Work on challenging projects

Transitioning Military

Understanding the Rules Governing Post Government Employment and Compliance with L-3’s Corporate Policy

L-3 Communications must avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest in connection with hiring discussions and employment of former military personnel and federal government employees, including legislative branch members, and White House personnel, hereinafter referred to collectively as government employees. This policy applies to activities associated with hiring current and former government employees or retaining them as consultants or independent contractors.

Basic Rule: a federal “employee shall not participate personally and substantially in a particular matter that, to his knowledge, has a direct and predictable effect on the financial interests of a prospective employer with whom he is seeking employment” (5 CFR 2635.604a)

Cure: If a federal employee wants to seek employment from a firm and such efforts would violate the basic rule, the employee must formally disqualify himself in writing from any further duties related to the matter before he seeks employment with the company. (JER 2-204c)

Right Approach: A federal employee is interested in seeking employment with L-3, but a new contract has been awarded and it will involve him participating substantially in a matter of interest to L-3. Before he approaches L-3, he disqualifies himself from further participation in writing and obtains the permission of the Agency to send L-3 a resume.

Wrong Approach: An L-3 program manager works at a government facility with a talented government employee that is responsible for developing task orders under the contract. The manager asks the government employee to submit a resume. This places the employee in a position where he may have to report the contact and can lead to allegations of impropriety against L-3.

The “Terminal Leave” Rule

Basic Rule: Commissioned military officers and federal civilian employees are prohibited from representing non-Federal organizations before any Federal agency. (18 USC 202(a))

Application: Only applies to “commissioned officers and federal civilians;” “Representation” is broadly defined

Military Ranks Enlisted (Private, Seaman, Airman, Specialist); E-1 to E-4 Noncommissioned Officers (Corporals, Sergeants, Petty Officers, Sergeants Major) (These are senior enlisted positions); E-4 to E-9 Warrant Officers (These are commissioned Officers); WO1, CW2 to CW5* Officers (Lieutenants, Ensigns, Captains, Majors, Commanders, Colonels) (These are Commissioned Officers); 0-1 to 0-6 Flag Officers (Generals, Admirals) (These are commissioned Officers); 0-7 to 0-10

*Although still referred to as warrant officers, they now hold their federal appointments by commission