Senior Scientist, Division Chief Engineer, Tactical Data Links

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Salary: $184,000–$341,500 / yr
Posted: 31 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Scientist, Division Chief Engineer, Tactical Data Links

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The Senior Scientist, Division Chief Engineer, Tactical Data Links serves as a technical leader for the Tactical Data Link Division. This role sets the technical direction for strategy, product roadmaps, architectures, and investments while shaping Link 16 and secure tactical communications products. The Chief Engineer translates market and customer needs into differentiated solutions, engineering plans, and high-quality proposals. Day-to-day responsibilities include coordinating senior technical leaders, establishing engineering governance, and driving technical accountability from development through production. Key technical areas include digital communications, RF/waveforms, networking, processing, and systems integration. The role requires balancing mission capability with technical risk, affordability, and manufacturability. Candidates must possess technical breadth in tactical data links, signal processing, and secure communications to solve complex problems in defense technology.

Skills

Link 16 Tactical Data Links RF Digital Communications Waveforms Networking Signal Processing Systems Integration Secure Communications Product Roadmaps Engineering Governance

What you'll do

Set technical direction for TDL strategy, product roadmaps, architectures, and investments.
Guide technology decisions for Link 16 and secure tactical communications across RF, networking, and systems integration.
Establish engineering governance, technical reviews, mentoring programs, and cross-program collaboration.
Drive technical accountability from development through production while balancing risk, affordability, and schedule.
Align technical priorities and resource plans with division, sector, and functional leadership.
Lead technical capture and proposal activities, including solution development and customer engagement.
Resolve complex technical issues and communicate strategic decisions to executives and customers.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Minimum of 19 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Technical leadership for complex defense, communications, RF/digital, or mission-system products through development, production, and sustainment (preferred).
Experience defining technical strategy, product roadmaps, architectures, investments, and engineering execution plans (preferred).
Technical breadth in tactical data links, Link 16, secure communications, waveforms, RF/digital subsystems, networking, signal processing, or related systems (preferred).
U.S. citizens.

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