Lead Link 22 Systems Engineer - Remote (9/80)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Colorado; Remote; USD 111,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Education assistance

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering Link 22 to join a team supporting requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex hardware/software systems for ISR and comms platforms.

Expect hands-on architecture development, configuration, and training expertise for airborne and maritime applications with varying travel. The role emphasizes Bachelors/Graduate degrees with extensive Link 22 experience, multi-node network design, and NATO-standard testing.

Qualifications

• Active US Secret clearance with eligibility for TS/SCI.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and minimum of 9 years of relevant experience (Software Engineer also considered with relevant experience).
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of core Systems Engineering requirements development, decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation, with the ability to translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, testable, and compliant system requirements.
• Prior experience creating tactical datalink (TDL) scenarios in support of software development, integration, and testing phases.
• Hands-on experience testing, integrating, and verifying hardware and/or software systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Link 22 subject matter expert, leveraging in-depth working knowledge of Link 22 systems, architecture, message standards, network design, and the full range of available configuration options.
• Integrate and configure Link 22 tactical data link systems for use with airborne weapon system and maritime-based communication platforms, ensuring compatibility and operational effectiveness.
• Architect and design Link 22 data flows across multi-node network environments, including Function groups, time slot management, and message routing.
• Develop, manage, and maintain exportable Link 22 configurations for use across multiple programs, platforms, and customer environments.
• Integrate and configure Link 22 hardware and software components, including System Network Controller (SNC), Signal Processing Controller (SPC), and Link-level COMSEC (LLC) ensuring proper interoperability with platform systems and external networks.
• Design and develop physical architectures incorporating Link 22 alongside complementary tactical data links (e.g., Link 16, VMF) across multiple security domains.
• Design, integrate, and test wideband and narrowband communication systems in support of Link 22 operations.
• Translate customer requests and CONOPS into system-level requirements and ensure proper requirement traceability throughout the program lifecycle.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system-level requirements and evaluate alternative solutions to establish preliminary system designs.
• Review and evaluate electrical wiring diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Develop and execute Link 22 standards compliance and performance test procedures, ensuring system performance and capabilities meet defined system requirements and applicable MIL-STD and STANAG specifications.
• Plan and execute Link 22 interoperability testing in lab and operational environments, including participation in multi-national interoperability events.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate complex technical information, including Link 22 architecture and configuration details, to non-technical professionals and government customers.
• Develop, author, and implement software and system test plans in a collaborative team environment.
• Develop integration, test, and verification scenarios using Link 22 simulation equipment in support of SW development, integration, and test efforts.
• Work in an agile engineering environment.

Skills

Secret clearance

Systems engineering

Link-22 expert

NILE PMO

Education

Electrical engineering tech degree

Graduate degree

13+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SNC

SPC

NILE hardware

V/UHF SDR

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineering Link 22 to join a team supporting requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex hardware/software systems for ISR and comms platforms.

Expect hands-on architecture development, configuration, and training expertise for airborne and maritime applications with varying travel. The role emphasizes Bachelors/Graduate degrees with extensive Link 22 experience, multi-node network design, and NATO-standard testing.