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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.
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Systems Engineer (Sr. Member Engineering Staff) serves as a subject matter expert within the Surface and C5 Systems team, focusing on high-assurance encryption products and programs vital to national defense. The role involves managing the systems engineering lifecycle to develop, certify, and test National Security systems with low residual risk. Key responsibilities include developing Concepts of Operations, synthesizing security requirements, and supporting NSA certification activities for Type-1 cryptographic communication systems. The candidate will work with secure networking integration, embedded platform security, and red/black interface design. Required technical skills include Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), knowledge of PKI, TLS, and various cryptographic algorithms like Suite A and B. Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Linux development environments is also relevant for solving complex challenges in protecting classified information across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $157425 from 196 postings across 32 companies.
Apply security and cryptography expertise throughout the systems engineering lifecycle to certify National Security systems.
Support the design, development, and testing of high-assurance security solutions for defense and intelligence customers.
Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) by decomposing requirements and synthesizing security architecture.
Lead NSA certification activities, including secure networking integration and embedded platform security for Type-1 systems.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert and Systems Lead for Information Assurance and cryptography.
Execute verification activities for security features and system-level functionality.
Author and review technical artifacts for formal design reviews.
Manage evidence production and test event support to close certification findings with NSA evaluators.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; Master’s degree (preferred).
Active DoD security clearance (Secret minimum) required; TS/SCI (preferred).
10+ years of Systems Engineering experience supporting Information Assurance systems or related products.
Comprehensive understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle from concept through test, including architecture development and requirements traceability.
Proven track record in the design, integration, and testing of NSA Type-1 certified or approved systems.
Working knowledge of Type-1, Suite A, Suite B, and Commercial cryptographic algorithms; PKI, TLS, and key management systems.
Experience with security verification test planning, execution, and supporting NSA certification activities.
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Automation
Technical Documentation
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VMware
Microsoft Hyper-V
PowerShell
Active Directory
Service Now
MECM
SharePoint 2010
ITIL
Systems Engineering
Systems Architecture
Automation
Technical Documentation