EO/IR Systems Engineer — TS Clearance & Space Imaging

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Herndon, VA is seeking an EO/IR Systems Engineer to support mission operations for a Washington, DC area customer. You will apply advanced engineering standards to complex spaceflight hardware and work with mechanical, optical, electrical, and software teams to resolve issues.

The role requires an active Top Secret clearance, a strong engineering background, and experience with space/sensor systems. On-site work in the Greater DC area with a 9/80 schedule is expected.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field; or graduate degree; or 8+ years experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 4 years of systems engineering experience.
• 2 years of space systems and/or sensor design, manufacture, integration and testing.
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Provide Mission Operations support to current L3Harris products.
• Help develop and verify mission CONOPs and drive CONOPs to program execution.
• Coordinate with off-site factory support and on-site customers in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and occasional surge or shift work.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MATLAB

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physics or related science

Graduate degree

8+ years equivalent experience (no degree)

Tools

Ground telemetry software

Mission scheduling software

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Herndon, VA is seeking an EO/IR Systems Engineer to support mission operations for a Washington, DC area customer. You will apply advanced engineering standards to complex spaceflight hardware and work with mechanical, optical, electrical, and software teams to resolve issues.

The role requires an active Top Secret clearance, a strong engineering background, and experience with space/sensor systems. On-site work in the Greater DC area with a 9/80 schedule is expected.