Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Test Engineer

Job code: 44306

Job Location: Carlsbad, CA

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

Position Overview:

The Senior Specialist, Systems Test Engineer – EMC-F will support system-level integration, verification, troubleshooting, qualification, and compliance-related activities for complex electronic and communications systems across the product lifecycle. This role is focused on EMC-Features and applies systems/test engineering rigor to requirements interpretation, verification planning, test readiness, issue investigation, and technical execution. The position works across cross-functional teams to identify and resolve integration issues, reduce technical risk, and support program milestones and customer commitments.

Essential Functions:

• Support system integration, verification, troubleshooting, qualification, production, and sustainment activities across multiple programs.
• Interpret customer, system, and derived requirements and help translate them into executable verification and test approaches.
• Develop and maintain verification plans, test procedures, compliance matrices, test reports, and supporting technical documentation.
• Coordinate and support laboratory, subsystem, and system-level test activities including pre-test planning, execution support, data review, and post-test issue resolution.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues encountered during design, integration, test, and qualification activities.
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to identify and mitigate risks related to system integration, interference, grounding, shielding, cabling, packaging, and other hardware implementation considerations.
• Support EMC-Features related analysis, planning, test preparation, and issue resolution activities across the product lifecycle.
• Interface with internal and external test organizations, suppliers, manufacturing, and customers regarding technical readiness, results, discrepancies, and corrective actions.
• Provide technical input to design reviews, risk assessments, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and program planning efforts.
• Execute complex assignments with general oversight while balancing multiple concurrent priorities.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and contribute to standard work, process improvement, and technical rigor across the team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with coursework or concentration in electromagnetics, RF, signal integrity, or a related field.
• Experience supporting system test, integration, verification, qualification, production, or sustainment activities for complex electronic, electrical, or communications systems.
• Experience interpreting requirements and developing verification plans, test approaches, procedures, and reports.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, subsystem, or system-level technical issues in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Experience generating clear technical documentation such as test plans, procedures, reports, compliance matrices, discrepancy reports, or corrective action documentation.
• Experience coordinating across cross-functional teams including design, test, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex assignments with general oversight and manage multiple concurrent efforts.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience supporting electromagnetic compatibility-related system integration, compliance, and qualification activities.
• Familiarity with EMC-F principles, mitigation methods, and design considerations such as grounding, bonding, shielding, filtering, cabling, and installation practices.
• Experience with military, aerospace, avionics, telecom, medical device, or other regulated product development environments.
• Experience supporting standards-based qualification or compliance testing.
• Experience with system-level integration and verification of complex electronic or communications hardware.
• Experience analyzing technical failures, performing root-cause investigations, and developing corrective actions.
• Familiarity with RF, signal integrity, packaging, or related electrical system behaviors that can affect integration and compliance performance.
• Experience working with external laboratories, platform integrators, suppliers, or customers on technical compliance matters.
• Ability to identify technical risk early and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or influencing teams without direct authority.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas 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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