Specialist, Systems Engineering
$92.5k - $171.5kL3Harris Technologies
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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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.
Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 36282
Job Location: Millersville, MD or Herndon, VA (on-site)
Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule ( 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off )
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:
Exercise your passion for engineering by engaging in rapidly developing and deploying new and innovative, next generation solutions that sets L3Harris apart from our competitors.
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as Systems Engineer. This individual will play a vital role in engaging with external and internal customers in the support of the program. With general supervision, this individual will be responsible for the hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, and verification / validation of technical products and systems.
Essential Functions:
- Responsibilities include review, analysis, and understanding of program level objectives, system concept of operation, system and subsystem equipment, functions, interfaces, and operations.
- Responsible for requirements definition, flow-down and traceability for complex electronic systems embracing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) processes to enhance development speed and quality.
- Collaborate with other Systems Engineers in the development of work products, including: System Specifications, Logically Derived and Linked Requirements, Interface Definitions, System Diagrams, Systems Analyses, Trade Studies, and Detailed Designs.
- Development and coordination of engineering artifacts for program design reviews.
- Supports Systems Engineering execution within the business area (cost, schedule, technical).
- Evaluate overall systems project risks and support risk mitigation planning and execution with program and functional leadership.
- Analyze data from design verification test efforts.
- Able to effectively brief status and results to program and customer.
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. DOD security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 15%.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
- Demonstrated experience in systems engineering and the government program acquisition lifecycle.
- Working knowledge of any standard system engineering process including MIL-STD-499, EIA-632, IEEE 1220 or IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288.
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well with individuals within and outside of the organization and have a strong drive and sense of ownership.
- Experience using Microsoft Office products.
- Knowledge with DOORs and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Familiarity with underwater products and acoustics.
- Active DoD clearance with current 6-year update.
- Networking experience including IP addressing, switching and routing.
- Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in RF is a plus.
- Experience with DOORS, Cameo suite of MBSE tools or similar, MS Visio.
- Experience with Earned Value Management.
- Working knowledge of Cisco routers and switches.
- Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation).
- Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $92,500 - $171,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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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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