Ground Segment Systems Lead — Space Mission Engineering

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering (Ground Segment Engineer) to oversee technical leadership and people management for space mission systems.

You will guide cross-functional teams across design, implementation, and operations to deliver scalable ground segment solutions. The role requires deep systems engineering expertise, program leadership, and familiarity with agile processes and tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience; graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of related experience.
• Experience with Ground MDA/SDA LEOps and Ops.
• Experience with command and control systems (ground space).
• Product Owner, CAM, or IPTL experience in space mission engineering.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• DOORs Experience
• Experience with Linux and Windows Systems.

Responsibilities

• Requirements derivation/ownership.
• Leading an interdisciplinary team, designing, implementing, maintaining, and sustaining space mission engineering.
• Mission design, analysis, and operations.
• Provide technical guidance to SE/Test/SW team at the system level.
• Decomposing complex requirements into detailed specifications.
• Test Procedure/Use Case Verification.
• Utilization of command and control tools (TTC, SCN, MPS, MDP).

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORs

Linux

Windows

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering (Ground Segment Engineer) to oversee technical leadership and people management for space mission systems.

You will guide cross-functional teams across design, implementation, and operations to deliver scalable ground segment solutions. The role requires deep systems engineering expertise, program leadership, and familiarity with agile processes and tools.