Sr Scientist, Systems Engineering

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: Wallsburg
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Description: Job Title: Sr. Scientist, Systems EngineerJob Location: Salt Lake City-UTJob Code: CS20230303-97980L3Harris is currently seeking to hire a Senior Systems Engineer to support Space Programs. The position will report to the Director of Systems Engineering and be based in Salt Lake City, Utah. This person will be responsible for the life-cycle support of our communications systems from conceptual development through product phase-out.Position Overview:Responsibilities includes new business development support, proposal support, requirements analysis and management, task planning, technical documentation (including generation of Statements of Work and specifications), design oversight participation, design synthesis in a multi-functional engineering environment, build and test support, subcontract control, risk management input, system deployment, and in-house technical support during the operational life-cycle of the system. Essential Responsibilities:

• Interface with Senior Department of Defense leaders and provide technical expertise on the use of our systems to support their missions
• Lead team to develop roadmap for future upgrades and architecture changes to an existing systems
• Assist in the planning and conduct of technical projects
• Capture and manage customer and derived requirements, as well as the decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, ensuring traceability from a verification test matrix back to original customer and system level derived requirements
• Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, analyze configuration and processing solutions, and test conformance to specifications
• Employ best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products
• Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule
• Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives
• Provide technical consultation to customers and internal organizations
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services
• Participate in design reviews
• Travel 40-60% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activitiesRequired (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience..Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for communication systems applications
• Requires both advanced business knowledge and highest level of technical mastery in functional area
• Leadership capability to guide business or functional teams without formal management role
• Understanding of engineering architecture and design concepts along with basic understanding of the engineering practices and procedures required to develop, test and deploy systems
• Active Top Secret (TS) DoD security clearance a plus
• Presentation and communication skills (verbal, written, and visual)
• Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
• Understand coordination of projects and direct efforts of technical support personnel
• Ability to productively contribute work, ideas and collaboration as part of a teamIn compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $165,000- $270,000. 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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