Senior Manager, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a select group of Systems Architects, serving as the senior technical authority for architecture across platforms and systems. You will champion coherent system-of-systems design, drive governance, and mentor the team to ensure mission-aligned solutions.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic design skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior engineers and program managers to support multiple product lines while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree with extensive leadership in aerospace/defense systems integration.
• Experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams and programs.
• Ability to obtain US TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group of Systems Architects providing design leadership across platforms.
• Establish technical direction, governance, and standards.
• Collaborate with senior program leaders to ensure mission alignment.
• Forecast manpower needs and develop staffing plans.
• Mentor and develop team members.

Skills

Systems leadership

Technical governance

Cross-functional leadership

Staff planning

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

16+ years experience in lieu of degree

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: Senior Manager, System Architects

Job Code: 44939

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead and manage a select group of Systems Architects that serve as the senior technical authority responsible for establishing technical solutions, providing strategic design leadership, and technical governance across all platforms and systems. System Architects ensure system-of-systems coherence, interoperability, scalability, and mission alignment through disciplined architecture, integration planning, and lifecycle oversight. As their leader, you will build and mentor the team and establish relationships with senior program and functional leaders to ensure technical solutions and programs are set up for successful execution.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain a US TS/SCI security clearance.
• Lead technical development of new ISR weapon systems products (aircraft, mission systems and sensors, ground support systems) that have measurable impact on business or functional results.
• Communicate within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to products and product development approaches, particularly chief engineers, project engineers, and program managers to improve mission capability and the organization’s ability to support multiple product lines.
• Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
• Establish and maintain technical direction, engineering standards, and design principles.
• Lead technical planning, design reviews, integration, and technical decision-making, engaging in day-to-day program execution as warranted.
• Leadership and Communications skills.
• Forecast Systems Engineering Manpower needs based on Program and Potential demand forecast; responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans.
• Establish training requirements for continued professional development of the team to meet business goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with twelve (12) years of leading projects and/or task teams in the integration of aerospace and defense systems and/or subsystems in airborne and/or Lab environments experience.
• Graduate degree with ten (10) years of leading projects and/or task teams in the integration of aerospace and defense systems and/or subsystems in airborne and/or Lab environments experience.
• In Lieu of a degree, a minimum of sixteen (16) years of leading projects and/or task teams in the integration of aerospace and defense systems and/or subsystems in airborne and/or Lab environments experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Coursework and/or experience in systems engineering, systems architecture, systems analysis and design, system performance modeling, integration and/or project management, and/or model-based systems engineering.

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 US 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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