Specialist, Systems Engineer (EE)

L3Harris Technologies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is looking for a Specialist, Systems Engineer in Cincinnati, OH. This role involves life-cycle support for subsystems, technical planning, system integration, and more. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and has at least 4 years of experience in a relevant field.

Candidates should be proficient in tools like JAMA and DOORS, with strong communication skills. L3Harris offers an inclusive environment focused on excellence and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience; graduate degree with 2 years of experience accepted.
• In lieu of a degree, 8 years of prior related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for life-cycle support of subsystems.
• Performing system integration, verification, and validation.
• Leading design synthesis and generating supporting documentation.

Skills

JAMA usage

DOORS usage

Word proficiency

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

MS Project proficiency

Visio proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high‑performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer (EE)

Job Code: 39601

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job Schedule: 9/80 OR 5/8 or 4/10

Job Description

The System Engineer is responsible for the life‑cycle support of our subsystems (Safe and Arm Devices and Height of Burst designs used in DoW weapon systems). Responsibilities span from proposal development through product retirement and include, but are not limited to, customer briefings, proposal development, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation activities, risk and supportability assessments, engineering design and performance analyses, and formal requirements management to support customer verification reviews. The System Engineer will also ensure the logical and systematic development of customer requirements into comprehensive system solutions that balance technical, schedule and cost constraints. Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to derive customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

The Systems Engineer also supports the creation and maintenance of detailed design artifacts, oversees hardware integration and build activities, and contributes to structured test planning and execution.

Essential Functions

• Creating and managing system requirements in JAMA and DOORS.
• Working collaboratively across the engineering organization to perform requirements analysis, requirements decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, and managing traceability of requirements back to customer specifications and system level derived requirements.
• Leading design synthesis and generation of supporting design documentation which includes technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications through verification cross reference matrix (VCRM).
• Performing functional analysis, software subsystem decomposition, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Conducting tests and documenting results.
• Developing and delivering presentations to communicate design activity plans and status to internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Engineering or Systems Engineering and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Candidate should be skilled in the use of JAMA, DOORS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio.
• Experience in product development a plus (preferably in military application environment).
• Experience with reliability, safety analysis, risk analysis, and system performance analysis.
• Coursework and/or experience in systems engineering, systems architecture, systems analysis and design, system performance modeling, integration and/or project management, and/or model‑based systems engineering.
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) and formal presentation skills are required.

EEO Statement

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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