Chief Systems Engineer: Lead UAS & RF Systems

L3Harris Technologies; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Plano, TX seeks a Scientist, Chief Systems Engineer to lead multiple product development efforts, defining hardware and software requirements and guiding system integration for high-performance aerospace systems.

The role involves MBSE, rapid learning cycles, and collaboration with program managers to ensure design-for-manufacturability and design-to-cost outcomes across complex electronic systems.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of related experience.
• Graduate degree adds 10+ years related experience; in lieu of degree, 16 years related experience.
• Experience with MBSE and system-level design of complex electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product development efforts including requirements definition, decomposition and validation.
• Oversee system integration and performance characterization of complex hardware/software systems.
• Develop and execute MBSE processes to improve development speed and quality.
• Perform risk assessment with program manager and mitigate issues.
• Lead design verification testing across lab, chamber, ground and flight tests.
• Create technical performance metrics and present results to stakeholders.

Skills

Air vehicle systems engineering

System-level design

MBSE

Risk assessment

Agile product development

Verifications and validations

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

16 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

C/C++

C#

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Plano, TX seeks a Scientist, Chief Systems Engineer to lead multiple product development efforts, defining hardware and software requirements and guiding system integration for high-performance aerospace systems.

The role involves MBSE, rapid learning cycles, and collaboration with program managers to ensure design-for-manufacturability and design-to-cost outcomes across complex electronic systems.