Associate, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Associate Systems Engineer will support the design, integration, deployment, and sustainment of communication systems and facilities at U.S. military installations. The role combines communications-system engineering with civil engineering or construction administration to ensure facilities, infrastructure, and installation activities enable successful RF system deployment. The engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams, customers, design partners, and construction contractors from site assessment and requirements definition through installation, verification, and acceptance. The position includes contributing to communication-system installations at military bases and other customer sites; translating system, RF, facility, and site requirements into coordinated infrastructure and installation solutions; and assessing site adaptation considerations such as access, grading, drainage, foundations, structural support, utilities, grounding, conduit and cable routing, and constructability. The engineer will develop and review technical documentation, coordinate resolution of site-integration issues, and support design reviews, field assessments, installation readiness reviews, construction oversight, system integration, verification, and customer acceptance. The role also involves managing technical risks, schedule dependencies, configuration changes, and requirements traceability related to infrastructure and system deployment. Construction Phase Services include administering submittal reviews, clarifying designs through RFIs, verifying structural quality through special inspection reports, reviewing contractor deliverables, coordinating special inspections, and checking civil infrastructure designs for compliance with federal and military facility criteria.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related STEM discipline, including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, and 0 to 2 years of prior relevant experience; alternatively, at least 4 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Civil engineering experience supporting site development, construction, facilities, utilities, or communications infrastructure.
Experience with military installation projects, Department of Defense construction or facilities processes, or other regulated-site environments.
Working knowledge of RF communication systems, antenna sites, shelters, towers, equipment pads, grounding, or related communications infrastructure; willingness to develop deeper RF-system expertise.
Ability to interpret and coordinate civil, structural, electrical, and communications design drawings and specifications.
Experience with requirements management, risk management, technical project planning, subcontractor coordination, and configuration control.
Thorough understanding of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and DoD building regulations and military engineering standards.
Strong written, verbal, and formal presentation skills, and ability to work effectively in integrated product teams and with customers.
Experience with Microsoft Office, MS Project, Visio, DOORS, CAD/GIS tools, or similar engineering and project-management tools.
Professional Engineer (PE) license, Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, or prior field-construction/project-site experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as a systems engineering contributor for communication-system installations at U.S. military bases and other customer sites.
Translate system, RF, facility, and site requirements into coordinated infrastructure and installation solutions.
Assess site adaptation considerations, including site access, grading, drainage, foundations, structural support, utilities, grounding, conduit and cable routing, and constructability.
Develop and review requirements, site surveys, design packages, drawings, construction specifications, product submittals, installation plans, test plans, and verification records.
Coordinate with RF, network, mechanical, electrical, software, facilities, security, construction, and subcontractor teams to resolve site-integration issues.
Support design reviews, field assessments, installation readiness reviews, construction oversight, system integration, verification, and customer acceptance activities.
Manage technical risks, schedule dependencies, configuration changes, and requirements traceability related to site infrastructure and communication-system deployment.
Communicate technical status, decisions, and risks to internal leadership, customers, and external partners.
Administer the submittal review pipeline, clarify designs through RFIs, and verify structural quality through special inspection reports.
Review contractor deliverables, coordinate special inspections, and verify civil infrastructure designs meet federal and military facility criteria.