Specialist, Systems Engineer - Integrated Protection Strategy Analyst

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Springfield, Virginia, invites applications for an Integrated Protection Strategy Analyst.

This role supports mission protection activities across launch, on-orbit, re-entry, and contingency operations within a tight-knit, mission-focused team. Responsibilities include translating policy guidance into executable plans and procedures, monitoring mission systems and hazards, supporting analysis for threat-informed mission assurance, and coordinating with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Help translate mission policy, operational guidance, enterprise directives, and protection frameworks into executable procedures, operational plans, and response actions.

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 - Integrated Protection Strategy Analyst
Job Code: 45252
Job Location: Springfield, Virginia
Job Schedule: 5/8 - Monday-Friday

Job Description

L3Harris has an opening for an Integrated Protection Strategy Analyst in Springfield, VA to join a dynamic team supporting critical national space mission operations. Our team is tight-knit, collaborative, and mission focused. We are regularly asked to develop operational solutions to meet unique and evolving mission objectives across a complex operational environment. The team supports integrated mission protection, enterprise operations synchronization, threat-informed mission assurance, and operational planning for high-priority space mission systems.

This role supports mission protection activities spanning launch, on-orbit, re-entry, and contingency operations. Responsibilities include monitoring mission systems and operational hazards, supporting conjunction and collision avoidance analysis, assessing threats to mission systems, supporting spectrum protection and interference mitigation activities, contributing to anomaly response, and helping develop procedures, checklists, training materials, and decision-support products. The position also supports the policy and governance aspects of integrated protection efforts by helping translate customer guidance, mission directives, operational policies, and enterprise protection frameworks into executable plans, procedures, concepts, and operational response options.

The selected candidate will coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders to maintain operational awareness, support readiness activities, contribute to mission protection planning, and improve mission protection effectiveness across the enterprise. We are looking for candidates who lean forward to not only identify issues, but also work with the team to propose solutions and implement improvements. Ability to thrive in a dynamic and ever-changing work environment is preferred. In addition to the required experience below, our ideal candidate needs to demonstrate exceptional personal initiative, strong analytical rigor, effective communication skills, and the ability to maintain composure and a good attitude in a demanding operational environment.

Essential Functions

• Help translate mission policy, operational guidance, enterprise directives, and protection frameworks into executable procedures, operational plans, and response actions.