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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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JOB TITLE: Systems Engineer (Sr. Member Engineering Staff)
The Sr. Member Engineering Staff – Information Assurance Engineer joins the Integrated Systems & Encryption team to develop high-assurance encryption products for national defense missions. This role involves leading the design, development, integration, and testing of secure communication systems and cryptographic solutions. Key responsibilities include conducting requirements analysis, developing Concepts of Operations, performing security trade studies, and supporting NSA certification activities. The candidate must utilize expertise in systems engineering, security architecture, and cryptography to protect classified information. Required technical skills include Model-Based Systems Engineering, PKI, TLS, certificate management, and key management systems like EKMS and KMI. Experience with secure networking protocols, red/black separation, and embedded Linux development is essential for solving complex technical challenges in secure communications technology.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $160000 from 251 postings across 41 companies.
Apply information assurance and cryptography expertise across the full systems engineering lifecycle.
Lead the design, development, integration, and testing of high-assurance security solutions.
Develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and perform requirements analysis for security-related system behaviors.
Perform security trade studies and contribute to secure networking and embedded platform designs.
Plan and execute security test activities to verify features with internal and external stakeholders.
Support NSA certification activities by developing technical documentation and resolving certification findings.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical leadership on information assurance and cryptography.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
Active DoD security clearance (SECRET minimum).
10+ years of Systems Engineering experience supporting information assurance or secure system development.
At least 7 years of experience with Systems Engineering processes including requirements development, architecture, functional analysis, system synthesis, integration, and test.
At least 5 years of experience verifying system-level functionality and security features for complex embedded or networked systems.
At least 5 years of experience in system integration and test (I&T).
At least 5 years of experience preparing and reviewing technical artifacts for formal design reviews.
Systems Engineering
Model-Based Systems Engineering
DOORS
Jama
Requirements Management
System Architecture
Product Life-cycle Management
CONOPS
Verification
Communication Systems
Engineering Change Management
SDR
PDR
CDR
SEIT
Information Assurance
Cryptography
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
TLS
Security Architecture
Systems Engineering
Key Management Systems
EKMS
KMI
End Cryptographic Units (ECUs)
Type 1 Certified Systems
Information Assurance
Cryptography
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
TLS
Systems Engineering
Security Architecture
Key Management Systems
EKMS
KMI
Requirements Decomposition
Information Assurance
RMF
NIST) FIPS
Common Criteria
Cryptographic Components
Configuration Management
Embedded Software
Radio Communications
Networking
Security Requirements Analysis
NSA Certification
NIAP
System Evaluation Document
Key and Certificate Management Plan
Microsoft Windows Server
VMWare
Microsoft Hyper-V
PowerShell
Microsoft Active Directory
Service Now
MECM
Microsoft SharePoint 2010
ITIL v3
Systems Architecture
Systems Development
Systems Engineering
Server Virtualization