Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Network Engineering)

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Rochester, NY
Salary: $92,500–$171,500 / yr
Posted: 20 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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Similar $156k

This role $132k

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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $130,000–$181,281 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $132k versus about $156k for comparable roles.

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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 680 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Network Engineering)

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Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Network Engineering) joins the engineering team to provide advanced support for next-generation tactical communication solutions. This role involves integrating, troubleshooting, and supporting wired and wireless networked systems in lab and field environments while serving as a technical liaison between customers and internal product teams. The specialist will manage complex incidents, perform hardware and software system integration, and design IP-based network architectures using fielded tactical radio solutions. Key technical requirements include proficiency in VLANs, redundancy protocols like VRRP, routing protocols, and tunneling technologies such as GRE or IPsec. Candidates should possess skills in wideband networking, RF propagation, and spectrum management. The role addresses the challenge of maintaining mission-critical communication systems by providing proactive problem resolution, identifying risks, and ensuring reliable connectivity across complex tactical networks for defense applications.

Skills

IP Networking Routing Protocols VLANs VRRP Tactical Radio Communications RF Propagation Spectrum Management CCNA System Integration Root Cause Analysis Network Security TAK ICE InstantConnect ANW2C Wren-TSM Wraith

What you'll do

Provide advanced technical support for tactical communication systems in lab, field, and customer environments.
Perform hardware and software system integration of wired and wireless network solutions.
Design, configure, and troubleshoot IP-based network architectures using fielded tactical radio solutions.
Implement networking technologies including VLANs, redundancy protocols, routing protocols, and tunneling solutions.
Manage and resolve complex customer incidents and technical escalations.
Serve as a technical liaison between customers and internal engineering, management, and sales teams.
Document findings to contribute to internal knowledge sharing, training materials, and best practices.
Identify potential system risks and provide proactive recommendations for corrective actions.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience, a graduate degree and 4 years of experience, or 10 years of experience without a degree.
Ability to obtain a US Government Secret security clearance (requires U.S. citizenship).
Experience integrating and troubleshooting wired and wireless networked systems with a focus on IP-based networking, routing, and tunneling.
Proficiency in network technologies including VLANs, redundancy protocols, and various routing protocols.
Experience supporting tactical, RF, or mission-critical communication systems (preferred).
Technical proficiency with wideband networking technologies such as ANW2C, Wren-TSM, and Wraith (preferred).
Knowledge of tactical radio communications, including RF propagation, frequency planning, and spectrum management (preferred).
CCNA Certification(s) (preferred).

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