Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies • Ferguson Township, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris, Force Protection Solutions, is seeking a Specialist Systems Engineer to join its team in State College, Pennsylvania. The role contributes to the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of complex electro-mechanical systems supporting US Navy fleet assets. The engineer collaborates with customers 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 position follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off. The role requires willingness and ability to travel up to 10% and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of and experience with the design and testing 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 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 at least 2 years of related experience; alternatively, a graduate degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of related experience, or at least 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of threat modeling, signal characterization, and system response behaviors.
• Knowledge of techniques generation, validation, and operational relevance.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data from laboratory, 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

• Conduct technical planning and analysis throughout all phases of the system development lifecycle, from concept through delivery.
• Develop, decompose, and trace technical requirements.
• Write test plans and test procedures to verify and validate component, assembly, and system functions.
• Work with customers and Electrical, Mechanical, RF, and Software Engineers on complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Support the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of systems for US Navy fleet assets.
• Manage assigned tasks with limited oversight and work independently on moderately complex assignments.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed