Manager Systems Engineering

L3Harris • Richardson, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Systems Engineering Manager is a dual-role manager position, involving both front-line management of a team of SEIT engineers and performance of individual productive work on a program. L3Harris is seeking a top-notch influencer, motivator, and leader who can grow a team of systems engineers while advancing their own career in a management role and systems engineering leader. In the role of systems engineer, the applicant interacts with other systems engineers, and collaborates with our mechanical, electrical, and software engineers in planning, designing, manufacturing, and testing of Radar, RF and Sensor-based systems. As a front-line systems engineering manager, the expectation is that a majority of the manager’s time is spent providing direct systems engineering support to programs and the remainder of their time on functional management.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering disciplines and the government program acquisition lifecycle, to include requirements definition, creation of requirements verification test matrices, requirements decomposition, requirements traceability, design reviews and documentation, and integration and test
• Hands on experience designing and developing radar, RF or sensor systems
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple programs and responsibilities simultaneously
• Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
• Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain additional clearances as required
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience leading a technical team
• Active US Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in engineering or related field
• Systems Engineering functional management experience
• Project leadership experience including Control Account Management and Earned Value Management
• Experience with and an understanding of aerospace systems, especially in the development of integrated hardware/software products
• Working knowledge of military specifications and standards
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering
• Experience with design to cost

Responsibilities

• Interpret customer needs on individual programs to drive the design through systems engineering processes including developing concepts of employment, use cases, functional block diagrams, sequence diagrams, supporting hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, and specifying interfaces
• Identify risks and knowledge gaps early in the development effort so prototype testing and analysis can be conducted to mitigate the risks and close the gaps
• Identify and document interfaces
• Ensure that component/subsystem designs properly integrate together and meet system requirements
• Drive engineering process improvements
• Participate in proposals and review cost estimates/proposal packages
• Develop, coach and motivate system engineers to peak performance
• Manage SE resources to meet program needs through allocation of available personnel or hiring new personnel
• Manage engineering overhead budget including career development training and tools

What This Job Offers

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