Ground Segment Systems Engineering Lead

L3Harris Technologies; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida seeks a Lead, Systems Engineering (Ground Segment Engineer) to guide a cross-functional team of engineers in designing and delivering space mission hardware and software.

You will own requirements, lead system-level design, and drive verification across SE/Test/SW, with a strong emphasis on agile practices and lifecycle management. This role requires extensive experience in ground-space systems and a proactive leadership approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years in relevant space mission engineering.
• Experience with Ground MDA/SDA, LEOps, and ground-space command/control.
• Product Owner, CAM, or IPTL experience in space mission engineering.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).

Responsibilities

• Lead an interdisciplinary team to design, implement, maintain, and sustain space mission engineering.
• Own requirements derivation and decomposition into detailed specifications.
• Oversee mission design, analysis, and operations.
• Provide technical guidance to SE/Test/SW teams at the system level.
• Verify Test Procedures and Use Case Verification.

Skills

Interdisciplinary leadership

Requirements derivation

System-level design

Agile methodologies

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

DOORS

Linux

Windows

Jira

Confluence

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida seeks a Lead, Systems Engineering (Ground Segment Engineer) to guide a cross-functional team of engineers in designing and delivering space mission hardware and software.

You will own requirements, lead system-level design, and drive verification across SE/Test/SW, with a strong emphasis on agile practices and lifecycle management. This role requires extensive experience in ground-space systems and a proactive leadership approach.