Senior Specialist Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Ashburn, VA

2d•$106,500 - $197,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Advanced Effects is seeking a Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer Technician to join its Integration and Test team supporting a family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The position leads and develops hardware and software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation for technical products and systems. It also conducts component trade studies, performs system integration, and characterizes system performance. This mission-focused, highly technical role involves event planning, system preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, training, and customer support. It requires excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work independently and lead a dynamic team under varying environmental conditions. The role is based onsite in Ashburn, Virginia, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work nine out of every 14 days for 80 hours, with every other Friday off. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience and understanding of aerospace systems, particularly development of integrated hardware/software products.
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.
Experience with MATLAB, LabView, Python, or C/C++/C#.
Experience with unmanned aircraft or guided weapon systems.
Experience with 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.
Excellent people skills, including collaboration in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Systems Engineering experience designing and integrating complex hardware/software systems, defining multiple interfaces, and evaluating multiple solution options through trade studies.
Hands-on experience with system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.

Responsibilities

Develop, define, flow down, and maintain traceability of requirements 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 work with Test Engineers to ensure tests are properly executed.
Lead rapid learning cycles across requirements development, design, build, integration and test, and verification and validation.
Address technical issues 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; elevate unresolved issues to the Chief Systems Engineer.
Collaborate across engineering and operations functions and interact with vendors on technical issues.
Develop, track, and present technical performance metrics.
Conduct risk assessments, lessons-learned sessions, and feedback gathering; apply findings and implement improvements.
Synthesize complex electronic system designs, including processes and interfaces used in testing.
Improve existing Systems Engineering processes and conduct 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 varied environments.
Execute system integration and engineering test efforts.
Perform design verification testing in laboratory, chamber, ground, and flight settings.
Develop or champion new systems, concepts, or technologies.
Perform other duties as required.