Specialist Systems Engineer
L3Harris 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.
J ob Title: Specialist Systems Engineer
Job Code: 43437
Job Location: Mason, OH - On Site
Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
As a Systems Engineer Specialist in our IR Sensors business area, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of programs, helping solve some of our customers' most difficult technical challenges. In this role, you will support our IR development and/or production programs. You may serve as the technical lead for a small program or work as part of a team performing technical planning, design, analysis, implementation, system integration, validation, and verification. Analyses are conducted at all levels, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
This position supports the Missile Solutions (MSL) Segment, a high-performing team of talented professionals with world-class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to engineering and enjoy working together. We have a long history of innovation and exceptional performance, earning our place as a trusted provider to our customers.
Essential Functions:
Systems engineering for EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infra-Red) sensor systems.
L ead or support technical planning, system integration, validation, and verification activities in support of programs and development efforts.
Judgment and Decision Making — Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution.
S ystems Analysis — Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes / performance.
Systems Evaluation — Identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance relative to the goals of the system.
Lead or support across system development lifecycle.
Must have the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Physics, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Demonstrated experience within the EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infra-Red) sensor field
Demonstrated experience in a technical discipline supporting EO/IR sensor or component work
Experience writing BOEs and supporting proposals
Demonstrated experience in the architecture, specification, implementation, simulation, test, verification, validation, and debugging
Demonstrated complex problem solving and decision making — Able to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions; able to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well within and outside of the organization including customers, vendors, and leadership with minimal oversight
Knowledge of military and/or NASA component specifications, design processes, and hardware test/verification procedures.
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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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