Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

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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: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 44203

Job Location: Waco, TX

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

Job Description:

L3Harris is actively seeking a Systems Engineer (SE) to support requirement development, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne platforms. In this role, the candidate will work with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) to ensure that the customer’s needs are understood, documented, and agreed too. They will support the technical solution development and help ensure the as-built product meets the requirement baseline. The candidate will possess proven work history that demonstrates their ability to work as a member of the development team.

Essential Functions:

• Design and develop physical architectures incorporating mission system equipment into airborne systems for military and commercial customers. These systems vary from program to program, so the ability to quickly learn and integrate new systems is critical. This requires a baseline understanding of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Translate customer and airworthiness requirements into unique verifiable system level requirements
• Lead Program Integrated Product Teams of cross-disciplined engineers with internal and external members
• Become a focal point for conversation with the customer on technical issues
• Define requirement traceability methods
• Perform the systems engineering trade study process
• Evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals
• Ability to use standard Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Ability to operate within a Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM); TeamCenter preferred
• Must be able to travel up to 10%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years related experience, or  Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, must have a minimum of 10 years related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Master Test Planning - tracking which ATPs need ran and coordinating with Test SMEs
• Requirements Traceability - ensuring procedures/reports align with overall requirements
• Test Procedure Writing; Test Reporting (documentation as a whole)
• Equipment qualification for FAA - tracking environmental tests
• An active TS/SCI clearance is highly desirable
• Prior experience integrating mission systems on airborne platforms.
• DOORS experience
• Digital Databus Standards (ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553) experience
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Experience working with subcontractors and US Government customers
• Experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead teams through a system development and integration cycle

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.

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