Chief EW Systems Engineer – Lead (Secret Clearance)

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks an Electronic Warfare, Systems Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for architecture, development, integration, and validation of complex aerospace systems with emphasis on SWaP constrained EW payloads, avionics, and system controls.

The role requires a senior background with 9+ years of experience (7+ years with a graduate degree) or 13+ years without a degree, and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, electrical, systems, mechanical engineering or related field with 9+ years of experience; graduate degree with 7+ years; without degree, 13+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for system architecture, EW functions, avionics integration, interfaces, flight controls, and system controls.
• Lead requirements decomposition, allocation, and management across hardware, software, avionics, interfaces, and control functions.
• Define and manage internal and external interfaces across avionics, sensors, effectors, communications, mission systems, propulsion, power, and control elements.
• Guide development and integration of flight and system control functions, including stability and closed-loop performance.
• Lead architecture assessments and trade studies addressing performance, safety, reliability, SWaP, cost, schedule, and lifecycle impacts.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from customer needs through requirements, implementation, integration, verification, and validation.
• Direct system integration strategy and support through design, build, integration, test, qualification, and production transition.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers and partners, including requirements flow-down, interface definition, design reviews and risk management.

Skills

EW systems

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk management

Supplier coordination

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Graduate degree

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks an Electronic Warfare, Systems Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for architecture, development, integration, and validation of complex aerospace systems with emphasis on SWaP constrained EW payloads, avionics, and system controls.

The role requires a senior background with 9+ years of experience (7+ years with a graduate degree) or 13+ years without a degree, and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Some travel is expected.