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Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineer 

Job Code: 23015

Job Location: Lynchburg, VA 

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off 

Job Description:

Responsible for providing second or third tier equivalent engineering support and analysis to field engineers, technicians, customers and users of L3Harris PSPC Communication Systems.  Responds to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or resolve problems in malfunctioning hardware or software.

Essential Functions:

• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, repairs and debugs complex electro/mechanical equipment, computer systems and/or software over the phone, email or on site.
• Reports design, reliability and maintenance problems to Fielded Products Engineering, recommending solutions to resolve reported problems.
• Acts as primary liaison with other business functions for escalation and communication of serious technical and business issues affecting customer satisfaction or product quality.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of L3Harris mission critical VIDA Infrastructure Communications and Portable/Mobile Radios used to support first responders and military personnel on evolving LTE/Satellite/LMR and Hybrid Communications Architectures.
• Contributes to development and evolution of new concepts, techniques and strategies with an eye towards e3 (six-sigma) improvements in quality, accuracy, effectiveness and efficiency
• Ability to travel - Approximately 60% domestic travel anticipated.
• Potential for obtaining Secret/Top Secret Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant systems engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related systems engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related systems engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to serve as consultant and special internal / external spokesperson for the organization on major technical and customer support matters.
• Experience in Land Mobile Radio, Project management skills, Knowledge of database reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Public Safety organization operations.
• Microsoft/Cisco Certifications.
• Experience in two-way radio systems, MS Windows Server 2012, UNIX, LAN/WAN design, , microwave systems, and wireless data systems.
• Excellent communications and team building skills.
• Ability to work as a member of the Escalation System Engineering team.
• Understand the overall technical L3Harris P25 system architecture and how each feature is implemented.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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