Engineering Manager - Military GPS & Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

L3Harris Technologies; Yorba Linda (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Yorba Linda, CA, seeks a Systems Engineering Manager to lead requirements, architecture and verification for the Military GPS & PNT program within Navigation Solutions. You will drive traceability, interfaces, and system integration with a strong emphasis on DOORS and cross‑functional collaboration.

The role requires a STEM degree with 9+ years of relevant experience or a graduate degree with 7+ years (or 13+ years if no degree), and eligibility for a US security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or related discipline with minimum 9 years or a Graduate degree with minimum 7 years prior relevant experience; or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead system requirements development and verification planning.
• Publish change notices and maintain traceability across requirements databases and interfaces.
• Create and present briefings within the team and to external stakeholders.
• Lead system engineering in development of requirements, model, and verification tracking status.
• Perform hands-on system integration, test deployment, and verification activities.
• Operate RF test equipment and develop test automation tools.

Skills

Technical background

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related (with 9+ years)

Tools

DOORS

System modeling tools

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Systems Engineering Manager - Military GPS & Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

Job Code: 45685

Job Location: Yorba Linda, CA

Job Schedule: 4 / 10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description

Perform Systems Engineering responsibilities with emphasis on system requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and verification planning, along with integration and test execution. This position is part of the Systems Engineering Organization within Navigation Solutions (NS) at L3Harris in Yorba Linda, CA. The role requires experience in translating customer and stakeholder needs into well‑defined system‑level requirements, managing traceability (e.g., in DOORS), defining interfaces and architecture, and supporting system integration and verification activities. The engineer will participate in requirements analysis, architecture development, integration planning, test procedure development, data analysis, and documentation of verification results. Navigation Solutions products deliver advanced military GPS and other Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities for weapons, ground, airborne, maritime, and space environments.

Essential Functions

• Contributes to publishing change notices to system specification and update of requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and trace system and Element level requirements.
• Document analysis results in reports and briefings for critique and review by internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and present briefings within the team and external stakeholders.
• Duties will include leading system engineering in the development of requirements, model, and tracking status of verification.
• Perform detailed tracking of changes to system requirements and verification
• Perform hands‑on system integration, test deployment, and execution roles.
• Proficient in the operation and understanding of wireless/RF test equipment, such as signal analyzers, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
• Develop test automation, including equipment drivers, debug tools, automation scripts, database interfaces, and reporting tools.
• Must be eligible to able to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications

• Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related discipline with minimum 9 years or a Graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years prior relevant experience; or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Strong prior experience with the use of DOORS.
• Applicants must demonstrate a strong hardware and software technical background in architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition with system‑modelling tools.
• Must be able to support an in‑person / closed‑area work environment
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team with limited direction.
• Possess strong verbal and written communications skills necessary to work effectively in a small technical team environment, and to accurately represent requirement/test perspectives to system architects, software designers, other test and test support personnel, and the Government customer.
• An understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
• V&V planning and execution experience.
• Regularly contributes to overall system integration and automation process improvement.
• Experience with hardware implementation or embedded software implementation.
• Flexible work schedule but 4/10 is preferred

Salary and Benefits

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $127,500 - $236,500. 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.

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

Equal Opportunity

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination.

All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Security Clearance

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

E-Verify

L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer.

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