Senior Systems Engineer - Software & Hardware Integration

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Greenville, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer to lead design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting of complex software-intensive systems across the full engineering lifecycle.

The role requires strong systems and software engineering background, experience with distributed environments, and the ability to work with RS-429 interfaces and API integration. A DoD security clearance is preferred and some on-call work is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Systems Engineering and/or Software Engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related Systems Engineering and/or Software Engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related Systems Engineering and/or Software Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing software and system test plans, integration activities, and verification efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into system-level requirements and support requirements traceability.
• Demonstrated experience with technical documentation, interface definitions, and cross-functional engineering collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience supporting secure or government environments, including DoD systems or accreditation activities, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, integration, and sustainment of robust, scalable, and secure system solutions aligned with mission and customer requirements.
• Develop, integrate, and support software-based solutions in distributed system environments.
• Assist with system implementation activities, including upgrades, enhancements, configuration changes, and troubleshooting efforts.
• Translate customer and operational needs into system-level requirements and technical solutions.
• Support software design, development, integration, verification, and test activities across complex systems.
• Collaborate with software and cross-functional engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve system performance.
• Perform system troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for software-intensive environments.
• Apply systems engineering processes, including requirements analysis, traceability, verification, and validation.
• Contribute to trade studies, technical analyses, and design evaluations to support architecture and implementation decisions.
• Develop and maintain subsystem, interface, and software specifications derived from system requirements.
• Review technical documentation, architecture products, and interface definitions for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with requirements.
• Develop and execute test procedures to verify system and software performance and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Monitor system and application performance to support reliability, availability, and maintainability objectives.

Skills

Systems engineering

Software engineering

Python

Java

API integration

RS-429 interfaces

Distributed systems

DoD security clearance

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Graduate Degree in related field

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Containerization platforms

Orchestration tooling (Kubernetes)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer to lead design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting of complex software-intensive systems across the full engineering lifecycle.

The role requires strong systems and software engineering background, experience with distributed environments, and the ability to work with RS-429 interfaces and API integration. A DoD security clearance is preferred and some on-call work is expected.