Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering

L3Harris

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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 Specialist, Systems Engineering

Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering - TS/SCI serves as a critical link between mission needs and technical execution across the system lifecycle. Working within a multi-disciplinary team of software, firmware, and hardware engineers, you will translate complex requirements into clear architectures, concepts of operations, use cases, and interface definitions. Your daily responsibilities include managing requirement traceability, performing trade studies, conducting performance analyses, and leading root cause investigations to resolve technical issues. You will produce essential engineering artifacts like system diagrams and documentation while supporting verification and validation activities. The role requires proficiency in MBSE or digital engineering tools such as Cameo and SysML, familiarity with INCOSE standards, and experience with Agile methodologies. This position addresses the challenge of developing mission-focused systems within defense development lifecycles to ensure readiness for intended operational use.

What you'll do

  • Translate mission needs into clear requirements, system architectures, CONOPS, and interface definitions.
  • Define, decompose, and manage system-level requirements while maintaining traceability to subsystems and components.
  • Coordinate with software, firmware, and hardware teams to support system design, integration, and verification activities.
  • Conduct system level trade studies, performance analyses, and functional requirement allocations.
  • Produce and maintain engineering artifacts including system diagrams and architecture documentation.
  • Analyze performance data to identify technical issues and lead root cause investigations.
  • Support internal and customer design reviews through technical presentations and readiness reports.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and minimum 6 years of relevant experience, a graduate degree and 4 years of experience, or no degree and 10 years of experience.
  • Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (or active within the last two years) and a favorable polygraph.
  • Experience with MBSE or digital engineering tools like Cameo or SysML (preferred).
  • Familiarity with INCOSE standards (preferred).
  • Broad knowledge of electrical, mechanical, RF, software, or hardware domains (preferred).
  • Experience using lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Agile development approaches (preferred).
  • Security clearance.

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