Specialist, Systems Engineering (Network Engineering)

L3Harris

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Work type
On-site
Location
Rochester, NY
Salary
$80,500–$149,500 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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Similar $153k
This role $115k
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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $126,987–$178,479 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $153k 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 470 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,500–$197,500 across 185 roles with salary data.

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

Specialist, Systems Engineering (Network Engineering) joins the Advanced Customer Engineering Services team to provide high-level technical support and system integration for next-generation tactical communications solutions. This role involves working directly with customers in operational environments to resolve complex incidents, perform hardware and software integrations, and troubleshoot wired and wireless networked systems. The position focuses on IP-based networking, routing, and tunneling technologies such as GRE and IPsec, while utilizing wideband networking tools like ANW2C, Wren-TSM, and Wraith. Key responsibilities include designing network architectures using fielded tactical radio solutions, performing root cause analysis, and serving as a technical liaison between customers and internal product teams. The role addresses the challenge of maintaining mission-critical communication systems in complex environments, requiring expertise in switching, basic network security principles, and specialized applications like TAK, ICE, and InstantConnect.

What you'll do

  • Provide advanced technical support for tactical communication systems in lab, field, and customer environments.
  • Manage and resolve complex customer incidents and high-level technical escalations.
  • 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.
  • Proactively identify potential system risks and recommend preventative or corrective actions.
  • Serve as a technical liaison between customers, product engineering, program management, and sales teams.
  • Document findings to contribute to internal knowledge sharing, training materials, and best practices.
  • Provide customer feedback and operational insights to product teams to drive continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience, a graduate degree and 2 years of experience, or no degree and 8 years of experience.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of IP networking concepts, protocols, routing, switching, and basic network security principles.
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot complex, multi-layer technical issues in wired and wireless systems.
  • Willingness to travel 35% or more for customer engagements and field activities.
  • Experience supporting tactical, RF, or mission-critical communication systems (preferred).
  • Technical proficiency with wideband networking technologies and network tunneling protocols like GRE or IPsec (preferred).
  • Prior military experience or work in a military environment (preferred).
  • US Government Secret security clearance or ability to obtain; must be a U.S. citizen (required).

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