Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineering
$106.5k - $197.5kL3Harris Technologies
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Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 44738
Job Location: Millersville, MD or Herndon, VA (on-site)
Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off )
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.
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers.
- 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. Secret security clearance.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 15%.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in systems engineering and the government program acquisition lifecycle.
- At least 1 year of experience working with any standard system engineering process including MIL-STD-499, EIA-632, IEEE 1220 or IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288
- At least 1 year of experience working 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.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well with individuals within and outside of the organization and have a strong drive and sense of ownership.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $106,500 - $197,500. 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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