Senior Systems Engineer - Space & Defense Programs

L3Harris Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Senior Associate, Systems Engineering to lead multi-disciplined teams across space, ground, and airborne platforms. You will drive requirements decomposition, design documentation, and system verification from concept through delivery.

The role emphasizes project leadership, customer engagement, and subcontractor management, with opportunities to contribute to critical national security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher; 2+ years related experience, or 6+ years in lieu of degree.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret Clearance is required or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Organize, participate, and manage key project engineering tasks.
• Lead requirements analysis and traceability to customer specifications.
• Develop design documentation including interface control documents and test plans.
• Coordinate system integration, verification, and qualification events.
• Engage with customers and subcontractors during RFI/RFP processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Requirements analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Visio

DOORs

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Senior Associate, Systems Engineering to lead multi-disciplined teams across space, ground, and airborne platforms. You will drive requirements decomposition, design documentation, and system verification from concept through delivery.

The role emphasizes project leadership, customer engagement, and subcontractor management, with opportunities to contribute to critical national security programs.