Job Title: Chief Systems Engineer - IPT Lead (Active Secret Clearance Requried)

Job Code: 10650

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN or Palm Bay, FL, or Rochester, NY, or Colorado Springs, CO

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies has an immediate opening for a Chief Systems Engineer in either of the following locations: Fort Wayne, IN or Palm Bay, FL, or Rochester, NY, or Colorado Springs, CO. The ideal candidate for this position will be proficient in all aspects of the systems engineering process, will have direct and significant experience designing and testing complex systems, and will be comfortable coordinating teams of technical personnel.

L3Harris is looking for Systems Engineers to help design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver space based remote sensing systems to our customers and support their on-going operations in the areas of both weather and missile warning/missile defense.

Essential Functions:

• Support/lead concept of operation development and requirements analysis, decomposition, and generation at various levels of the system

• Support/lead requirements traceability and development of test plans to cover requirements

• Support/lead integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software

• Support/lead data analysis and modeling and simulation

• Support/Lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, etc.)

• Provides support to engineering in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications

• Present work to multi-disciplinary team and internal/external customers

• Provide mentoring to less experienced Systems Engineers

• Contribute to proposal activities

• Program planning, guidance, and execution

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

• Active US Government Secret Security Clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Master of Science or PhD degree is a plus)

• Experience generating/managing requirements at various levels of the system and flowing down requirements to sub-systems/sub-components

• Experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software

• Experience leading multi-discipline technical teams

• Technical expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, Optical or equivalent engineering discipline

• Experience working on aerospace/defense systems (space payloads, spacecraft bus, ground systems, environmental testing)

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team, act as customer interface

• Ability to collaborate across all levels of leadership

• Experience with project management aspects of programs (cost account management/earned value management system, estimating costs, managing schedules)

• Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation (e.g. with MATLAB/python)

• Experience with estimating and managing costs

• Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in areas such as EO/IR, RF, or space payload and spacecraft bus subsystems

• Ability to work ITAR or EAR projects

  In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $128,000 - $238,000. 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.

  The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close 07/25/2024.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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.