Specialist, Systems Engineering

L3Harris; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Fort Wayne, IN seeks a Systems Engineer to support development of space-based EO/IR mission payloads. You will perform broad systems engineering functions across design, integration, verification, and test within a multidisciplinary team focused on data management, MBSE, and verification activities.

The role involves requirements management, performance analysis, and collaboration with optics, electronics, software, mechanical, and mission operations engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience or graduate degree with 2 years of experience; in lieu of a degree, 8 years of related experience.
• Experience in requirements, verification, analysis, integration and test, technical documentation, or MBSE.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities for a space-based EO/IR mission payload system across development, integration, verification, and test phases.
• Contribute to development, decomposition, allocation, and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements.
• Support requirements traceability, verification planning, and verification closure activities.
• Assist with development and maintenance of systems engineering artifacts such as specs, interface docs, verification matrices, technical plans, and trade studies.
• Perform analyses to support system design, performance evaluation, and mission compliance assessments.
• Collaborate with optics, focal plane, electronics, software, mechanical, thermal, integration and test, and mission operations engineering.
• Support issue resolution, risk identification, discrepancy tracking, and change impact assessments.
• Participate in system integration, test planning, test execution, and post-test data review.
• Support program reviews and lifecycle activities (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and related working groups.
• Maintain the technical baseline through disciplined documentation and configuration management.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirement management

Data analysis

MBSE

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Master's Degree

Tools

DOORS

DOORS Next

Jama

Cameo

MagicDraw

Capella

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 Engineering

Job Code: 46185
Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a system engineer to support development of a space-based Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) mission payload sensor system. This role will perform broad systems engineering functions in support of payload design, development, integration, verification, and test. Multiple positions are available, and candidates may bring different technical focus areas depending on program needs and individual experience. The selected candidates will join a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting a sophisticated EO/IR payload and will contribute to a range of systems engineering activities including data management, data analysis, algorithm development, requirements management and verification, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and payload test support.

Essential Functions:

• Support systems engineering activities for a space-based EO/IR mission payload system across development, integration, verification, and test phases.
• Contribute to development, decomposition, allocation, and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements.
• Support requirements traceability, verification planning, and verification closure activities.
• Assist with development and maintenance of systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, interface documentation, verification matrices, technical plans, and trade study documentation.
• Perform technical analyses to support system design, performance evaluation, and mission compliance assessments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including optics, focal plane, electronics, software, mechanical, thermal, integration and test, and mission operations engineering.
• Support technical issue resolution, risk identification, discrepancy tracking, and change impact assessments.
• Participate in system integration, test planning, test execution support, and post-test data review.
• Support program technical reviews and engineering lifecycle activities including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and related working groups.
• Contribute to maintenance of the technical baseline through disciplined documentation and configuration management practices.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years prior related experience.
• Experience in one or more systems engineering-related areas such as requirements, verification, analysis, integration and test, technical documentation, or model-based engineering.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with space-based EO/IR systems, remote sensing payloads, electro-optical systems, or related aerospace hardware.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next, Jama, or similar.
• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, Capella, or similar.
• Experience with engineering or test data analysis, including use of scripting or analytical tools.
• Experience supporting algorithm development, modeling, simulation, or sensor data processing.
• Experience with payload integration and test or system verification activities.
• Experience working with interface documentation, verification matrices, or technical baselines.
• Active security clearance.

#LI-KB1

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.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer.