Lead, Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to guide lifecycle support of complex systems from concept to retirement. The role emphasizes Integration and Test (I&T) and requires leadership across hardware, software, and networked components.

You will plan and execute system integration activities, develop test strategies, and ensure performance meets requirements, with travel 20–40% to customer sites.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited BS in engineering and 9 years of relevant experience.
• Graduate degree plus 7 years of related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, 13 years of related experience.
• Active DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical projects in a focused, high productivity environment.
• Capture and manage customer and derived requirements, ensure traceability to tests.
• Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures.
• Apply best practices 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.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services.
• Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.).
• Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites.

Skills

System integration

System test

Requirements management

Model Based Systems Engineering

System security testing

Free Space Optics

Open Systems Architecture

Satellite communications

Education

ABET-accredited BS in engineering

Graduate degree + 7+ years experience

13 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

DOORS

Jama

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, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 40399

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Schedule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

L3Harris' Spectrum Superiority segment is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead engineering efforts on multiple programs, with an emphasis on Systems Integration and Test (I&T). This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, UT facility.

Position Overview

L3Harris is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead the life-cycle support of systems from conceptual development through product phase-out. This position encompasses proposal support, requirements analysis and management, technical documentation, design oversight participation, and design synthesis in a multi-functional engineering environment.

The role maintains a strong focus on Integration and Test (I&T) to support the development, verification, and validation of complex systems. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for planning and executing systems integration activities, developing test strategies, and ensuring system performance meets defined requirements across hardware, software, and networked components.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead in the planning and conduct of technical projects or portions of projects in a focused, high productivity environment
• 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
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services
• Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)
• Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activities

Required Qualifications (one of the following with an active DoD Security clearance)

• An ABET (EAC/CAC) accredited Bachelor's of Science degree in an engineering discipline, and
• 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.
• Currently hold an active DoD security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with system integration, test, and verification in a complex system environment
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Jama)
• Experience developing and executing test procedures and test plans
• Understanding of system lifecycle processes and systems engineering fundamentals
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues across hardware and software domains
• Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for Communications, Open Systems Architecture, Satellite Communications, and/or Electronic Presentation and communication skills
• Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
• Understand coordination of projects and roles of technical support personnel
• Ability to work independentlyExperience in Model Based Systems Engineering
• System Security Testing experience
• Free Space Optics experience

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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