Senior Scientist, Chief Systems Engineer (RF Space Payloads)
About The Position
This role is part of the L3Harris (LHX) Space Systems Sector within the Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) Segment, which is the largest and fastest-growing segment within LHX. The products developed perform a variety of missions for customers with both space-based and ground-based applications. Systems Engineers supporting these missions lead the technology across the entire system lifecycle, engaging in all critical phases and milestone reviews including pursuit, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR, and system operation. The Space Systems Sector has growing needs across a variety of programs, and team members may support one or multiple programs at any given time. Roles involve performing critical functions such as requirements management, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), interface management, system design, risk and opportunity management, verification planning, test planning, and leading multiple event-based activities such as RCCAs, FRBs, MRBs, and addressing any open action items. All Systems Engineers must be able to work and lead in collaborative environments, fostering the success of the overall team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
- Active Top Secret security clearance and ability to obtain SCI
- 10 years experience developing, managing, and verifying requirements for components or systems
- Experience with requirements management software such as DOORS
- Professional experience leading large space programs across the full system lifecycle
- 5+ years experience with RF space payloads and systems
- Experience with space vehicle/systems integration
- Professional experience leading complex technical teams and programs to deliver hardware
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI security clearance is highly preferred
- Space Vehicle (SV) design integration and test experience
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and its tools such as CAMEO and MagicDraw
- Experience with space ground systems and space vehicle operation
- Experience with space vehicle design, integration, and test
Responsibilities
- Experience leading large space programs across the full system lifecycle
- Comfortable negotiating technical and non-technical scope with customers
- Experience with RF space payloads and systems
- Experience with space, ground systems architecture and implementation
- Experience leading complex technical teams and programs to deliver hardware
- Experience with requirements management software such as DOORS
- Experience with fixed-price programs with government customers
- Direct experience leading technical teams
- Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced system
- Provides systems engineering expertise and technical leadership in a broad field of engineering, research, design, and development for highly complex systems
- Applies systems engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques
- Experience developing, managing, and verifying requirements for components or systems
- Evaluates customer and /operational needs to help define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
- Evaluate and mitigate risk within the program
- Execute design trades to support technical decisions
Benefits
- 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)
- Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
