TDL Division Chief Engineer – Strategic Technical Lead

L3Harris Technologies; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 342,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Division Chief Engineer for Tactical Data Links (TDL) in Carlsbad, CA. You will set the technical direction for TDL strategy, roadmaps, and architectures, balancing capability with cost and schedule across related secure communications products.

The role requires leading senior engineers and coordinating across divisions to translate market needs into differentiated, high‑quality proposals and program execution. A Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of related experience; or graduate degree with 13+ years. In lieu of a degree, 19+ years experience.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for TDL strategy, roadmaps, architectures, investments, and market-shaping activities.
• Guide Link 16 and secure tactical communications technology decisions across digital comms, RF/waveforms, networking, processing, and systems integration.
• Coordinate senior technical leaders; establish engineering governance, reviews, mentoring, and cross-program collaboration.
• Drive technical accountability from development through production and sustainment, balancing capability, risk, affordability, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Align technical priorities and resource plans with Division, Sector, product, program, and functional leadership.
• Lead technical capture and proposal activities, including solutions, discriminators, risk, affordability, and customer engagement.
• Resolve complex technical issues and communicate strategic technical decisions with executives and customers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 15 years experience

Graduate degree + 13 years experience

No degree, 19+ years experience

Tools

Link 16

Secure tactical communications

RF/digital subsystems

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Division Chief Engineer for Tactical Data Links (TDL) in Carlsbad, CA. You will set the technical direction for TDL strategy, roadmaps, and architectures, balancing capability with cost and schedule across related secure communications products.

The role requires leading senior engineers and coordinating across divisions to translate market needs into differentiated, high‑quality proposals and program execution. A Secret clearance is required.