Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 18133

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

As a Systems Engineer you will be involved in activities directly related to the design, and development of complex, specialized hardware/software systems to process and manipulate ISR data from multiple data sources.  You will participate in all facets of the Systems Engineering Paradigm.

Essential Functions:

• Works closely with the customer to comprehensively design and implement new system functionality.  Writes requirements, supports development, performs integration testing of new or modified products in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne and ground-based platforms.  Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality continues to work as intended. 
• Will interface with other Systems Engineers, Agile Development Engineering, Flight Line Test, Product Development and Project Engineering to understand new baseline functionality.
• Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with system hardware and software and verifies subsequent anomaly fixes.
• Interfaces with the customer to ensure their satisfaction with system performance.
• Will work with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work.
• Will provide regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to management and the customer.
• Active Secret Clearance, TS/SCI (U.S. Citizenship Required) will ultimately be needed to perform job duties.
• An in-depth operational understanding of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), specifically Communications Intelligence (COMINT).
• Interface with other Systems Engineers, Project Engineers across multiple programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience. A combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Graduate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to meet timelines.
• Microsoft Office expertise.
• Able to travel up to 10%.
• Active Secret Clearance required

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in systems engineering activities is a plus:
  • Analysis of customer requirements, including system and sub-system trade studies
  • Analysis of detailed hardware and software specifications for systems, subsystems, and key components
  • Development of test planning/procedures of various test equipment including anechoic chambers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Graduate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical degree and 10 years of relevant experience. A combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Leadership - Task or IPT Leader.
• Entire Program/Engineering Life Cycle Phases and Activities.
• IRAD and Technical Baseline development.
• Requirements Management.
• Technical Communication.
• Proposal Development.
• Master's degree is desirable.
• Experience in design, development and/or testing of COMINT/ELINT systems.
• Hands-on experience integrating complex software intensive systems in a lab and/or aircraft environment.
• Experience with the Agile development methodology (Kanban, Scrum, SaFE, etc.)
• An active DoD Top Secret (SCI) security clearance
• Flight status eligible (must pass flight physical)
• Military or Operational COMINT field experience
• TS/SCI Clearance.