Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

L3Harris • State College, PA

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About The Position

L3Harris Force Protection Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of complex electro-mechanical systems for US Navy fleet assets. The role involves collaborating with the customer and Electrical, Mechanical, RF, and Software Engineers to deliver capabilities that protect and support fleet assets from threats in the electronic warfare domain and radio-frequency spectrum.

The engineer conducts technical planning and analysis across the system development lifecycle, develops and traces technical requirements, and writes test plans and procedures to verify and validate component, assembly, and system functions. The position requires technical communication skills, the ability to manage moderately complex assignments with limited oversight, eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance, and willingness to travel up to 10%.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of and experience with the design and test of Electronic Warfare systems and associated electronic attack, electronic support, and electronic protection modes of operation.
• Knowledge of radar, RF systems, signals, emitters, and threat environments.
• Familiarity with EW mission planning, operational concepts, and platform integration.
• Experience with technical planning and analysis across the system development lifecycle.
• Experience developing, decomposing, and tracing technical requirements.
• Experience writing test plans and test procedures for verification and validation.
• Knowledge of or experience with hardware/software integration on complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on moderately complex assignments and manage assigned tasks with limited oversight.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET level security clearance.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10%.
• A degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; alternatively, a graduate degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of threat modeling, signal characterization, and system response behaviors.
• Knowledge of techniques generation, validation, and operational relevance.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data from lab, simulation, or flight/test events.
• Experience evaluating algorithm behavior and characterizing system performance.
• Modeling and simulation experience for EW performance analysis.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or similar analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of complex electro-mechanical systems supporting US Navy fleet assets.
• Collaborate with customers and Electrical, Mechanical, RF, and Software Engineers to deliver electronic warfare capabilities.
• Conduct technical planning and analysis throughout the system development lifecycle, from concept through delivery.
• Develop, decompose, and trace technical requirements.
• Write test plans and procedures for verification and validation of component, assembly, and system functions.
• Perform hardware/software integration activities on complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Manage assigned tasks and work independently on moderately complex assignments.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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