Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code:  36282

Job Location: Millersville, MD (on-site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule ( 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off )

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Exercise your passion for engineering by engaging in rapidly developing and deploying new and innovative, next generation solutions that sets L3Harris apart from our competitors.

We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as Systems Engineer. This individual will play a vital role in engaging with external and internal customers in the support of the program. With general supervision, this individual will be responsible for the hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, and verification / validation of technical products and systems.

Essential Functions:

• Responsibilities include review, analysis, and understanding of program level objectives, system concept of operation, system and subsystem equipment, functions, interfaces, and operations.


• Responsible for requirements definition, flow-down and traceability for complex electronic systems embracing model-based systems engineering (MBSE) processes to enhance development speed and quality.


• Collaborate with other Systems Engineers in the development of work products, including: System Specifications, Logically Derived and Linked Requirements, Interface Definitions, System Diagrams, Systems Analyses, Trade Studies, and Detailed Designs.


• Development and coordination of engineering artifacts for program design reviews.


• Supports Systems Engineering execution within the business area (cost, schedule, technical).


• Evaluate overall systems project risks and support risk mitigation planning and execution with program and functional leadership.


• Analyze data from design verification test efforts.


• Able to effectively brief status and results to program and customer.


• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. DOD security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.


• Willingness and ability to travel up to 15%. 


• Other duties as required.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. 


• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering and the government program acquisition lifecycle.


• Working knowledge of any standard system engineering process including MIL-STD-499, EIA-632, IEEE 1220 or IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288.


• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers.


• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well with individuals within and outside of the organization and have a strong drive and sense of ownership.


• Experience using Microsoft Office products.


• Knowledge with DOORs and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with underwater products and acoustics.


• Active DoD clearance with current 6-year update.


• Networking experience including IP addressing, switching and routing.


• Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in RF is a plus.


• Experience with DOORS, Cameo suite of MBSE tools or similar, MS Visio.


• Experience with Earned Value Management.


• Working knowledge of Cisco routers and switches.


• Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success.


• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation).


• Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $92,500 - $171,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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