Senior Systems Engineer, Space Missions & Mission Ops

L3Harris; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, a leader in defense tech, seeks a Senior Specialist in System Engineering to support mission engineering for a Washington, DC based customer. The role requires deep knowledge of L3Harris hardware and software, system performance monitoring, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The candidate will work independently to resolve complex engineering problems and communicate status with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related scientific discipline and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Minimum of 5 years relevant systems engineering background
• 4 years’ relevant experience with space systems and/or sensor systems technology design, manufacture, integration, test

Responsibilities

• Provide Mission Operations support to current L3Harris products.
• Develop and verify mission CONOPs and drive CONOPS to program execution.
• Collaborate with off-site factory teams and on-site customers in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage design reviews, test and verification, and EIDP generation.

Skills

Mission engineering

Systems engineering

Security clearance

Linux

MBSE

SysML

Matlab

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field

Graduate Degree in related field

10 years related experience if no degree

Tools

Ground telemetry software

Space systems design tools

MS Office

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, a leader in defense tech, seeks a Senior Specialist in System Engineering to support mission engineering for a Washington, DC based customer. The role requires deep knowledge of L3Harris hardware and software, system performance monitoring, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The candidate will work independently to resolve complex engineering problems and communicate status with stakeholders.