Senior Systems Engineer, Spacecraft & Subsystems

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior Associate Systems Engineer to provide engineering leadership across space-based programs from pursuit to operations.

You will work in cross-functional teams to drive requirements, design, integration, verification, and sustainment, influencing program success. The role emphasizes MBSE, DOORs-based requirements management, and close collaboration with customers and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 2+ years related experience; Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0–2 years experience; or 6+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Secret or Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead technically through full lifecycle: pursuit, proposal, design, integration & test, verification, and sustainment.
• Coordinate with System Integration and Test engineers for payload and space vehicle subsystems.
• Define and manage hardware/software requirements, decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation.
• Ensure interfaces are flowed down to subsystems and coordinated with key suppliers.
• Support technical reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDP and TIM; participate in data reviews and RCCA closure.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Requirements tracing (RVTM)

MBSE

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Experience in lieu of degree (6+ years)

Tools

DOORs

Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior Associate Systems Engineer to provide engineering leadership across space-based programs from pursuit to operations.

You will work in cross-functional teams to drive requirements, design, integration, verification, and sustainment, influencing program success. The role emphasizes MBSE, DOORs-based requirements management, and close collaboration with customers and leadership.