Lead Systems Engineer — Requirements & Integration

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineer – Requirements & Integration to drive end-to-end product and mission-system engineering for the VAMPIRE Counter-UAS program. You will own requirements, trade studies, system integration plans, and verification strategies while coordinating across IPTs and external partners to ensure performance, schedule, and cost objectives.

This role requires a DoD clearance, strong MBSE experience, and the ability to operate across

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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• 9+ years of experience in systems engineering methods across full lifecycle activities.
• 9+ years of experience with requirements management, risk management, and system integration and verification practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and maintain system requirements and traceability.
• Conduct and document trade studies that compare alternative approaches.
• Build and coordinate integration plans across engineering disciplines.
• Prepare technical content for reviews, assessments, and milestone activities.
• Identify requirement gaps, interface issues, and integration risks early.
• Develop and sustain controlled systems engineering artifacts.
• Maintain controlled analytical artifacts and supporting technical documentation.
• Develop and sustain engineering work products throughout product development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
• Contribute to proposal, planning, and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
• Support compliance with customer, regulatory, and security requirements.
• Travel up to 25% to support integration, test, customer engagement, and program execution.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk management

System integration

MBSE

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Graduate Degree

Tools

DOORS

Jama

MATLAB

Python

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Lead, Systems Engineer – Requirements & Integration to drive end-to-end product and mission-system engineering for the VAMPIRE Counter-UAS program. You will own requirements, trade studies, system integration plans, and verification strategies while coordinating across IPTs and external partners to ensure performance, schedule, and cost objectives.

This role requires a DoD clearance, strong MBSE experience, and the ability to operate across