Specialist Systems Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Salary: $80,500–$149,500 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $115k

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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 806 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,500–$197,500 across 285 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Specialist Systems Engineer

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The Specialist, Systems Engineer supports technical planning, requirements analysis, system integration, verification, validation, risk assessment, and deployment activities for developmental and operational systems. Working under moderate supervision, the individual performs requirements decomposition, traceability, and allocation while maintaining engineering artifacts, interface documentation, and technical baselines. The role involves coordinating with software, test, and engineering teams to deliver system capabilities according to technical, cost, and schedule objectives. Key requirements include a working knowledge of systems engineering principles, processes, and lifecycle activities. Preferred technical skills include familiarity with Atlassian tools like JIRA and Confluence, as well as MBSE and digital engineering tools. This position addresses technical problems within the defense technology sector, specifically supporting mission-critical needs across the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

Skills

Systems Engineering MBSE Digital Engineering JIRA Confluence Requirements Analysis System Integration Verification and Validation Technical Planning Traceability System Design Troubleshooting Atlassian Tools

What you'll do

Support the execution of technical plans and deliverables for products and total systems.
Perform requirements analysis, decomposition, traceability, and allocation to support system development.
Support system integration, verification, validation, and deployment activities across the system lifecycle.
Coordinate with software, test, and engineering teams to meet technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
Participate in system design, test planning, troubleshooting, and maintenance for developmental and operational systems.
Maintain engineering artifacts, interface documentation, technical baselines, and status tracking information.
Contribute to technical reviews, design discussions, and systems engineering process execution.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
Must have a Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
Must have a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Must have an Active TS Clearance and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Working knowledge of Atlassian tools, including JIRA and Confluence (preferred).
Familiarity with MBSE and digital engineering tools (preferred).
Security clearance.

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