Quick summary
- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- Herndon, VA
- Salary
- $127,500–$236,500 / yr
- Posted
- 1 day ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live today
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
Employer
About L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.
L3Harris currently has 583 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $106,500–$197,500 across 231 roles with salary data.
Most-posted roles
- Software Engineering 23
- Systems Engineer 22
- Lead Systems Engineer 21
- Software Engineer 19
- Specialist, Software Engineering 16
At a glance
TL;DR · Lead Systems Engineering
Lead, Systems Engineering provides mission engineering support services for a Washington, DC based customer. The role involves monitoring and trending system performance to identify anomalous conditions while applying advanced engineering standards to solve complex problems associated with spaceflight hardware. Daily responsibilities include providing mission operations support, developing and verifying mission CONOPs, performing technical analysis, managing specifications, and generating design review documents and end item data packages. The position requires collaborating across mechanical, optical, electrical, and software disciplines to resolve diverse engineering issues. Key skills and tools include Linux, Matlab, MS Products, Model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and SysML. Candidates must possess expertise in space systems or sensor systems technology design, manufacture, integration, and test, specifically within the domain of space-based EO/IR subsystems and ground telemetry and commanding software.
Skills
What you'll do
- Monitor and trend system performance to identify and respond to anomalous conditions.
- Apply advanced engineering standards and principles to solve complex spaceflight hardware problems.
- Provide mission operations support and develop/verify mission concepts of operations (CONOPs).
- Perform technical analysis, manage specifications, and generate design review and technical documentation.
- Execute test and design verifications and manage requirements sell-off processes.
- Generate end item data packages (EIDP) for L3Harris products.
- Lead program milestone reviews including SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, FCA/PCA, and PSR.
- Communicate technical issues, risks, and status updates to internal teams and customers daily.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related scientific discipline and minimum 9 years of relevant experience.
- Graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
- Minimum of 13 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
- Active Top Secret security clearance.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant systems engineering background.
- 4 years' relevant experience with space systems and/or sensor systems technology design, manufacture, integration, and test.
- Background in EO/IR or imaging systems design (preferred).
- U.S. citizens.