Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posted: 1 day ago
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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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Specialist, Systems Engineer (EE) serves as a key member of the engineering team providing life-cycle support for subsystems including Safe and Arm Devices and Height of Burst designs used in DoW weapon systems. The role involves managing requirements from proposal development through product retirement, performing functional analysis, trade studies, and interface definition to translate customer needs into hardware and software specifications. Daily tasks include creating design artifacts like technical specifications and test plans, conducting tests, and delivering status presentations. Candidates must possess a relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience and be proficient in tools such as JAMA, DOORS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio. The position requires expertise in systems architecture, risk analysis, and performance modeling to solve complex technical challenges within the defense technology domain.

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Median $157425 from 196 postings across 32 companies.

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Skills

JAMA DOORS MS Project Visio Word Excel PowerPoint Systems Engineering Model-Based Systems Engineering Requirements Management Verification and Validation Risk Analysis Safety Analysis System Performance Modeling Interface Control Documents Trade Studies

What you'll do

Manage and track system requirements using JAMA and DOORS tools.
Translate customer requirements into detailed hardware and software specifications through functional analysis and trade studies.
Develop technical design artifacts including interface control documents, test plans, and verification matrices.
Perform risk, supportability, and performance analyses to balance technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Oversee hardware integration activities and manage the lifecycle of subsystems from proposal to retirement.
Execute structured test plans and document results for system verification and validation.
Deliver formal presentations to internal and external customers regarding design activity plans and status.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering and minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
Minimum of 8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
Must be a U.S. citizen to obtain required security clearance.
Strong written and oral communication skills and formal presentation skills.
Proficiency in JAMA, DOORS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio (preferred).
Experience in product development, preferably in a military application environment (preferred).
Experience with reliability, safety, risk, system performance analysis, or model-based systems engineering (preferred).

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