Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris•Carlsbad, CA

About The Position

The Tactical Data Links group of the Communications & Spectrum Dominance segment is seeking a Systems Engineering Specialist to develop and support tactical communication systems. At level 4, the role may involve proposal efforts, requirements definition and allocation, conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, drawings, prototype build, integration, and testing. The position may manage large projects or processes, delegate work, and review work products. The role performs core systems engineering activities, including establishing technical baselines, managing requirements, conducting trade studies and design reviews, and supporting validation, verification, implementation, and customers. It works across multidisciplinary teams to translate customer needs into implementable and verifiable system and product requirements, develop complex system designs and service delivery, and support testing. The position also contributes to employee development through guidance, coaching, and training; prepares and delivers technical presentations; and may require up to 10% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and at least 2 years of relevant experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of relevant experience.
Active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Link 16.
Knowledge of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, and signal generators.
Ability to derive and decompose requirements across multiple subsystems.
Ability to conceptualize, design, implement, and test complex RF, electrical, and mechanical systems.
Experience in system test and production test.
Experience with RF chain analysis.
Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
Experience designing test fixtures and Interface Test Adapter (ITA) designs that meet performance, cost, and manufacturability goals.
Experience with JIRA, JAMA Connect, IBM DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler, or Cameo Enterprise Architecture.

Responsibilities

Perform systems engineering tasks, including technical baselines, trade studies, requirements management, design reviews, validation and verification, implementation, and customer support.
Participate in technical briefings, design reviews, and documentation reviews in accordance with standard development processes.
Prepare for and participate in technical reviews and discussions.
Translate end-user and customer needs into implementable and verifiable system requirements.
Understand the capabilities and limitations of underlying technologies and products.
Generate verifiable product-level requirements from high-level system requirements.
Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams to align end-to-end system requirements with product roadmaps.
Support and drive development of complex system designs and service delivery.
Perform operational analysis and develop concepts of operations, design plans, and implementation plans.
Provide guidance, coaching, and training to support the development of other employees.
Support development of test plans, procedures, and cases.
Develop and deliver presentations communicating design activity plans and status to internal and external customers.
Potentially manage large projects or processes, delegate work, and review work products.
Travel up to 10% of the time.