Senior Space Systems Engineer - Mission Operations

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Senior Specialist in Systems Engineering to support development, launch, checkout, and on-orbit operations of advanced satellite and space mission systems in Palm Bay, FL. You will focus on requirements, launch readiness, telemetry analysis, and anomaly resolution across the mission lifecycle.

The role requires experience in requirements development, verification planning, and traceability, with a strong background in mission operations and cross-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and managing system requirements and their traceability.
• Experience analyzing telemetry data to support decision making.
• Active security clearance is required or in process.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and manage system and subsystem requirements for satellite, payload, and mission operations systems.
• Support mission planning, launch preparation, readiness activities, and transition to operational use.
• Analyze telemetry trends to assess health, status, and mission effectiveness.
• Lead or support anomaly investigations including fault isolation and corrective actions.
• Maintain requirements traceability from objectives through operational products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine interfaces and baselines.
• Support CONOPS, procedures, architectures, interfaces, and verification strategies.
• Participate in launch campaigns, readiness reviews, and design reviews.
• Assess changes and impacts to performance, reliability, cost, and schedule.
• Contribute to risk management, issue tracking, and technical decisions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Telemetry data analysis

Anomaly investigation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

DOORS

Jama

MBSE tools

Job description

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Senior Specialist in Systems Engineering to support development, launch, checkout, and on-orbit operations of advanced satellite and space mission systems in Palm Bay, FL. You will focus on requirements, launch readiness, telemetry analysis, and anomaly resolution across the mission lifecycle.

The role requires experience in requirements development, verification planning, and traceability, with a strong background in mission operations and cross-disciplinary