Company Profile - L-3 Communications Systems-West

Overview

Communication Systems – West, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leader in communication systems for intelligence collection, imagery processing, and satellite communications. For strategic and tactical military operations, we provide high-performance data link systems to transfer information to and from aircraft, ships, satellites and ground stations throughout the world.

Communication Systems - West also has significant Engineering and Technical Support operations in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Santa Maria, California. These locations provide network engineering, software integration and test support for the military community, specifically the US Air Force Satellite Control Network and real time flight operation of Department of Defense spacecraft.

At our Photonics facility in Carlsbad, California we develop and manufacture advanced photonic systems and components for the aircraft industry and military avionic platforms.

In addition, Nova Engineering in Cincinnati, Ohio, develops and deploys key enabling technologies such as mobile wireless networks, software-defined radios and advanced waveforms, including orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). Nova offers engineering services plus unique commercial-off-the-shelf products, including mobile ad hoc networking routers, flight test telemetry equipment and sensor communications systems. Now more than ever, the future is happening at L-3 Communications, Communication Systems - West.

Put your special skills to work creating and developing some of the most advanced systems on the planet.

Culture

The Ultimate Work Environment CS-West has over 2500 employees and nearly 1300 engineers. CS-West’s products and support of military personnel in the field have contributed to a variety of covert operations from the high-altitude missions of the U2 spy planes and the Global Hawk and Predator UAV (unmanned aerial verhicle) drones to the coordinated air and ground attacks where ever a conflict arises around the world. In 2000, CS-West was awarded the Collier Award for their data link on the Global Hawk. This award is the National Aeronautic Associations’ highest honor for the year’s greatest achievement in aeronautics in America. Being part of the USAF (United States Air Force) Global Hawk and Predator programs has allowed CS-West to improve, test and refine the foreseen potential of these incredible drones. L-3 has been fortunate to be part of such important technology development. CS-West takes pride in providing a family friendly work atmosphere. Flexible work schedules, full tuition reimbursement and on site fitness centers and cafeterias are some of the amenities that personnel enjoy. L-3 Communications, CS-West is proud to be one of the leading defense industry businesses in Utah and looks forward to playing a continuous important role in the economic expansion of Utah. Now more than ever, the future is happening today at L-3 Communications. Put your special skills to work creating and developing some of the most advanced communication systems on the planet. L-3 Communications is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact

Division Mailing Address

L-3 Communications
Communication Systems West
640 N. 2200 W.
PO Box 16850
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116-0850
(801) 594-2000
Toll Free (800) 543-4705