Senior Specialist Systems Engineering

L3Harris•Ashburn, VA

1d•$106,500 - $197,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Advanced Effects is seeking a Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer to join its Integration and Test team supporting a family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This mission-focused, highly technical role leads and develops hardware and software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation for technical products and systems. The position also involves component trade studies, system integration, and system performance characterization. The role includes event planning, system preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, training, and customer support. The successful candidate must be able to work independently and lead a dynamic team under varying environmental conditions. The position is based onsite in Ashburn, Virginia, on a 9/80 schedule: employees work nine out of every 14 days for a total of 80 hours and have every other Friday off. Up to 10% travel may be required. The role requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Active U.S. Secret security clearance with a current 5-year update.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
Ability to work independently and lead a dynamic team under varying environmental conditions.
Up to 10% travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with and understanding of aerospace systems, especially development of integrated hardware/software products.
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.
Experience with MATLAB, LabView, Python, or C/C++/C#.
Experience in unmanned aircraft or guided weapon systems.
Experience in radar systems, other sensor modalities, tactical radio, or RF systems.
Experience managing requirements using DOORS.
Experience with proposal development, including generating basis of estimates.
Experience developing use cases from customer objectives and concepts of operations.
Experience using Microsoft Office products.
Strong people skills, including collaboration in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Systems Engineering experience involving design and integration of complex hardware/software systems, definition of multiple interfaces, and trade-offs among multiple solution options.
Hands-on experience with system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.

Responsibilities

Develop, define, decompose, allocate, manage, verify, and validate hardware and software requirements for technical products and systems.
Develop requirements, flow-down, and traceability for complex electronic systems, using agile product and software development and model-based systems engineering processes.
Lead and perform integration activities for new designs and updates.
Develop integration and verification plans and procedures.
Coordinate integration testing to verify system operation and coordinate with Test Engineers to ensure tests are properly executed.
Lead rapid learning cycles in requirements development, design, build, integration and test, and verification and validation.
Lead and resolve technical issues arising during production and implement solutions.
Identify system design and production-process risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance and training.
Escalate unresolved issues to the Chief Systems Engineer and collaborate across engineering and operations to find solutions.
Interact with vendors regarding technical issues.
Develop, track, and present technical performance metrics.
Conduct risk assessments for complex projects and develop mitigation strategies.
Conduct lessons-learned sessions and apply findings to future deliveries.
Gather feedback, identify improvement opportunities, and implement improvements.
Synthesize complex electronic system designs, including processes and interfaces used in testing.
Improve existing Systems Engineering processes.
Perform trade studies on systems and components.
Create and maintain technical data packages (TDPs), system specifications, design documents, maintenance plans, sparing plans, and verification procedures.
Analyze data from design verification testing.
Develop and run simulations and other analysis tools to predict system performance in various environments.
Execute system integration and engineering test efforts.
Conduct design verification testing in laboratory, chamber, ground, and flight-test settings.
Develop or champion new systems, concepts, or technologies.
Provide event planning, system preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, training, and customer support.
Perform other duties as required.