Lead, Systems Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense tech firm in Salt Lake City seeks a Lead, Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer. The position focuses on overseeing lifecycle support for Electronic Warfare systems, including requirements management and technical documentation. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and possess at least 9 years of relevant experience. Preferred skills include system-level development and communication systems understanding. The role requires a commitment to excellence and teamwork, with 20-40% travel required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Graduate Degree and 7 years of related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and conducting technical projects.
• Capture and manage requirements for systems.
• Develop specifications, test plans, and procedures.
• Ensure technical performance and quality adherence.
• Provide technical consultation to customers.
• Participate in design reviews.

Skills

System level development

Requirements definition

Risk mitigation

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

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: Lead, Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Job Code: 35338

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80 – employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours, and has every other Friday off

L3Harris’ Communication Systems segment is currently seeking an Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer, to support our Next Generation Jammer program. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, UT facility.

Position Overview

The Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer will be responsible for the life‑cycle support of EW systems from conceptual development through product phase‑out. This includes proposal support, requirements analysis and management, task planning, technical documentation (including generation of Statements of Work and specifications), design oversight participation, design synthesis in a multi‑functional engineering environment, build and test support, subcontract control, risk management input, system deployment, and in‑house technical support during the operational life cycle of the system.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning and conduct of technical projects or portions of projects
• Capture and manage customer and derived requirements, as well as the decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, ensuring traceability from a verification test matrix back to original customer and system level derived requirements
• Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, analyze configuration and processing solutions, and test conformance to specifications
• Employ best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products
• Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule
• Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives
• Provide technical consultation to customers and internal organizations
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services
• Participate in design reviews
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD, secret security clearance
• Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for C&EW systems applications
• Understanding of engineering architecture and design concepts along with basic understanding of the engineering practices and procedures required to develop, test and deploy systems
• Presentation and communication skills (verbal, written, and visual)
• Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
• Understand coordination of projects and direct efforts of technical support personnel
• Ability to productively contribute work, ideas and collaboration as part of a team
• Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
• Cameo Systems Modeler
• Communication systems theory, design, and operation

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.

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.

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