Specialist, Systems Engineer (EE) 1

L3Harris Technologies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineer (EE) to support life-cycle engineering for subsystems used in defense platforms. You will participate in requirements analysis, system design, verification, and documentation to ensure compliant, traceable solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, proposal through retirement, and delivering hardware/software specifications that balance technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Engineering or Systems Engineering with several years of relevant experience.
• Experience in requirements analysis, design documentation, and system verification is preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage system requirements using JAMA and DOORS.
• Lead design synthesis and generate technical documentation including interface control documents and test plans.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications and perform validation.

Skills

Requirements analysis

System design

Technical presentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering

Tools

JAMA

DOORS

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Visio

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

44451

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 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.

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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