Unmanned Systems Engineer & Remote Pilot Lead

L3Harris Technologies; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 150,000; 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 in Rochester, NY is seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineer - Unmanned Systems to join a multidisciplinary team focused on analyzing, designing, and integrating radio-based communications for unmanned platforms. You will serve as RPIC, plan flight events, and support demonstrations for internal and customer-facing programs.

This role requires collaboration across engineering and business teams to ensure rigorous technical strategy and alignment with programs, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum 4 years of relevant experience; graduate degree with 2+ years; without degree, 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform as Systems Engineer on unmanned assets and RF/communication systems.
• Lead flight planning, RPIC duties, and demonstrations with internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with engineering project teams, PMs, and SMEs to ensure design rigor and alignment with program goals.

Skills

RPIC

UAS piloting

Flight planning

Systems engineering

Communications systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, NY is seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineer - Unmanned Systems to join a multidisciplinary team focused on analyzing, designing, and integrating radio-based communications for unmanned platforms. You will serve as RPIC, plan flight events, and support demonstrations for internal and customer-facing programs.

This role requires collaboration across engineering and business teams to ensure rigorous technical strategy and alignment with programs, with