Specialist, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Ashburn, VA

2d•$92,500 - $171,500•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Advanced Effects is seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineer to join its Integration and Test team supporting a family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The role is responsible for hardware and software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation of technical products and systems. It also involves component trade studies, system integration, and system performance characterization. This mission-focused, highly technical position includes event planning, system preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, training, and customer support. The employee must be able to work independently or as part of 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 fourteen days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of related experience.
Active DoD Secret security clearance with a current 5-year update.
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearances as required.
Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team under varying environmental conditions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with and understanding of aerospace systems, especially integrated hardware/software product development.
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, or RF systems.
Experience with requirements management 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 interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Systems engineering experience involving the design and integration of complex hardware/software systems, definition of multiple interfaces, and tradeoffs among multiple solution options.
Hands-on experience with system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.

Responsibilities

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 on 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 proper test execution.
Lead rapid learning cycles across requirements development, design, build, integration and test, and verification and validation.
Address technical issues arising during production and implement solutions.
Identify risks in system design and production processes and develop mitigation strategies.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance and training.
Escalate issues to the IPTL when unable to resolve them.
Collaborate across engineering and operations functions to develop solutions.
Interact with vendors regarding technical issues.
Assist with risk assessments and mitigation strategies for complex projects.
Conduct lessons-learned sessions, apply findings to future deliveries, gather feedback, and implement improvements.
Synthesize system designs for complex electronic systems, including processes and interfaces in testing.
Perform trade studies on systems and components.
Create and maintain TDPs, system specifications, design documents, maintenance plans, sparing plans, and verification procedures.
Analyze data from design verification test efforts.
Develop and run simulations and other analysis tools to predict system performance in various environments.
Perform event planning, system preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, training, and customer support.
Perform other duties as required.