Senior Associate Systems Engineer — Rapid-Response Defense Tech

L3Harris Technologies; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Associate, Systems Engineer to perform planning, integration, verification, and troubleshooting for complex hardware/software systems in a fast-paced QRC environment.

The role requires translating customer needs into system requirements, developing design traces, and writing test plans. A Secret clearance with potential TS/SCI is preferred, with up to 25% travel after training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of experience in Aircraft systems architecture design, integration, and/or ground/flight test certification.
• Graduate Degree with 0-2 years of experience in Aircraft systems architecture design, integration, and/or ground/flight test certification.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of experience with Aircraft systems architecture design, integration, and/or ground/flight test certification.
• Demonstrated 2+ years of hands‑on experience with systems engineering, configuration, testing, integrating, and/or verifying software and/or hardware in a multi‑domain mobile airborne datalink, video, voice and data communication systems environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate the voice of the customer into system-level requirements.
• Perform requirement traceability, and verification testing.
• Develop and evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness.
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system designs.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system-level requirements.
• Understand physical architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capability across multiple security domains.
• Create System Block Diagrams.
• Review and evaluate electrical wiring diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Interpret complex system ICDs to new architecture designs.
• Understand test, integration, verification, and validation planning.
• Write effective verification test procedures to ensure system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) environment.
• Working knowledge of LAN and VOIP protocols to include IP routing.
• Knowledge of mission systems: EO/IR, Video, Networks, SI/EW, Avionics Interfaces, etc.
• Troubleshooting and multi-level testing and analysis of various electrical signal interfaces and RF systems.
• Knowledge of requirement traceability methods and purpose, and the systems engineering trade study process.
• Working with subcontractors and U.S. Government customers.
• Developing, authoring, and implementing system test plans.
• Engineering efforts involving FAA-certified general category aircraft.
• Must have an active Secret clearance at the time of hire with the ability to obtain a Top Secret with SCI.
• Travel: up to ~25% travel after training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

RF systems

IP routing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Aircraft Systems

Graduate Degree in Aircraft Systems

6+ years experience instead of degree

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Associate, Systems Engineer to perform planning, integration, verification, and troubleshooting for complex hardware/software systems in a fast-paced QRC environment.

The role requires translating customer needs into system requirements, developing design traces, and writing test plans. A Secret clearance with potential TS/SCI is preferred, with up to 25% travel after training.