Lead, Systems Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Salt Lake City, UT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris’ Spectrum Superiority segment is seeking a Systems Engineer to support multiple programs, with an emphasis on Systems Integration and Test, at its Salt Lake City, Utah facility. The role leads life-cycle support of systems from conceptual development through product phase-out in a multifunctional engineering environment. Work includes proposal support, requirements analysis and management, technical documentation, participation in design oversight, and design synthesis.

The position focuses on Integration and Test (I&T), supporting the development, verification, and validation of complex systems. The Systems Engineer plans and executes integration activities, develops test strategies, and ensures system performance meets defined requirements across hardware, software, and networked components. The position follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off. Travel to customer and subcontractor sites is expected 20–40% of the time for technical meetings and verification activities.

Requirements

• ABET (EAC/CAC)-accredited bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of related experience.
• Currently hold a DoD security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in system-level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for communications, open systems architecture, satellite communications, and/or electronic systems.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Understanding of project coordination and the roles of technical support personnel.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• System security testing experience.
• Free Space Optics experience.
• Experience with system integration, test, and verification in a complex system environment.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama.
• Experience developing and executing test procedures and test plans.
• Understanding of system lifecycle processes and systems engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues across hardware and software domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and conduct of technical projects or portions of projects in a focused, high-productivity environment.
• Capture and manage customer and derived requirements; decompose and assign requirements to appropriate functional areas; and maintain traceability from verification test matrices to original customer and system-level derived requirements.
• Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans, and procedures; analyze configuration and processing solutions; and test conformance to specifications.
• Apply best practices, tools, techniques, processes, and methodologies to design and develop new products or modify existing products.
• Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule.
• Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services.
• Lead design reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR.
• Travel to customer and subcontractor sites for technical meetings and verification activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior