Senior Scientist, Systems Engineer (Palm Bay, FL)

L3Harris Technologies•Palm Bay, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a technical leader to serve as a Lead Pursuit Engineer (LPE)/Chief Engineer for a large space mission or program in the concept, capture, and proposal phase. The role shapes the pursuit’s technical baseline and prepares the solution for transition into development. The LPE/Chief Engineer leads architecture development, requirements maturation, solution definition, technical discriminators, reuse strategy, technical risk and opportunity management, and planning for executable technical scope, cost, and schedule. The position leads a cross-functional engineering team in developing an affordable, compelling, and executable solution aligned with customer mission needs and business objectives. It interfaces directly with customers, suppliers, and stakeholder leadership, and partners with engineering disciplines, operations, supply chain, business development, finance, program management, security, and quality. The role owns technical baseline packages, proposal cost estimates, technical volume inputs, trade studies, design-to-cost planning, reuse strategy, and customer-facing technical materials. After the pursuit, the role provides continuity into program execution by helping establish engineering strategy, technical plans, priorities, and resource alignment. It supports cross-functional technical alignment and engineering performance while promoting adherence to quality, safety, regulatory, and organizational process expectations. The position is based in Palm Bay, Florida, and is primarily on-site in unclassified and classified facilities. Additional new business opportunities are expected in this growing business area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM field, with at least 15 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree with at least 13 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 19 years of related experience.
Experience with best practices for project engineering, capture and proposal execution, early lifecycle development, and program execution.
Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an engineering leadership role such as Lead Pursuit Engineer, Chief Engineer, Chief Systems Engineer, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Project Engineer, Technical Director, or similar.
Experience leading capture, proposal, architecture maturation, technical baseline development, or early lifecycle execution for defense or space systems programs.
Experience presenting to program leadership and external customers for technical reviews, pursuit gate reviews, technical negotiations, trade studies, requirements discussions, and data analysis.
Experience with Design-to-Cost, reuse strategy, MBSE, modeling, engineering planning, cross-functional resource coordination, or other advanced engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Develop and own the integrated technical baseline across capture, proposal, and early development transition activities.
Lead and integrate cross-functional teams to define architecture, requirements, design concepts, technical discriminators, and executable plans aligned with customer mission needs.
Serve as the primary technical decision-maker for the pursuit baseline and communicate technical positions, assumptions, risks, and opportunities to leadership, customers, and teammates.
Lead concept development, architecture trades, requirements definition, MBSE and modeling, design analysis, and verification planning.
Apply knowledge of DoD missions, especially space systems, to shape competitive, affordable, executable mission solutions.
Own technical review content and proposal artifacts, including technical baseline packages, proposal cost estimates, technical volume inputs, BOEs, should-cost or Design-to-Cost activities, and customer-facing technical materials.
Support transition from pursuit into program start-up by helping establish engineering strategy, technical plans, priorities, and resource alignment.
Mentor, guide, and lead other engineers, serving as a technical voice of the customer for the pursuit.
Establish and manage technical risks and opportunities, including cost-influencing technical decisions, mitigation strategies, and corrective actions for engineering issues.
Partner with Independent Review Teams and key stakeholders to improve pursuit readiness, proposal quality, and transition readiness.
Promote cross-functional integration and adherence to applicable quality, safety, regulatory, and organizational process expectations as the program matures.