Sr. Scientist, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Clifton, NJ

2d•$184,500 - $341,500•Onsite

About The Position

The EW Division Architect serves as the senior technical leader responsible for defining, aligning, and advancing the division’s technical vision, architecture strategy, and mission capability roadmap across the Electronic Warfare portfolio. This individual provides division-level leadership in shaping future technologies, aligning investments to customer mission needs, guiding architectural decisions across multiple programs, and influencing business strategy through deep technical and operational insight. The Division Architect partners closely with division leadership, engineering teams, program managers, capture teams, and customers to ensure technical coherence, innovation, and competitive positioning across current and future EW solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Nice To Haves

5 years’ experience serving as a chief architect, chief engineer, technical fellow, or equivalent senior technical leadership role
10 years technical experience in EW systems, electromagnetic spectrum operations, RF architecture, mission payloads, and threat/countermeasure concepts
3 years’ experience bridging technology development, operational mission needs, and business strategy
Advanced degree such as MS or PhD in a relevant technical discipline
Demonstrated experience growing business through customer relationships, opportunity shaping, capture support, and delivery of compelling technical solutions aligned to mission needs
Strong industry presence and credibility with customers, partners, and internal leadership
Experience mentoring and developing technical talent and succession pipelines
Strategic technical leadership
Systems thinking and architectural vision
Electronic Warfare domain expertise
Technology and mission capability planning
Customer focus and external engagement
Collaboration and influence across organizations
Innovation and growth mindset
Technical mentorship and leadership development

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the EW Division technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer mission needs, market trends, and business strategy
Provide division-wide systems architecture leadership across multiple EW programs, pursuits, and technology investments
Define and communicate the technical vision for future EW mission capabilities, platforms, and integrated solutions
Guide architectural decisions and trade studies to ensure consistency, scalability, and mission effectiveness across the portfolio
Partner with business development, capture, and program leadership to identify and shape new opportunities and strengthen technical win strategies
Support customer engagement by communicating technical concepts, capability evolution, and mission relevance with credibility and clarity
Identify emerging technologies, competitive trends, and mission gaps to inform strategic planning and investment priorities
Influence research, development, and innovation efforts to mature differentiated EW capabilities for future growth
Identify and drive cross-site and cross-business collaboration to develop integrated, partnered solutions that address customer mission needs across the EW portfolio
Identify, establish, and strengthen cross-industry and vendor partnerships to deliver mission capability solutions that solve customer challenges and enhance competitive positioning
Provide technical mentorship and leadership to senior engineers, architects, and emerging technical leaders across the division
Serve as a trusted advisor to division leadership on technical risk, opportunity, roadmap priorities, and long-range capability strategy
Ensure architectural alignment across classified and unclassified efforts, consistent with operational, technical, and business objectives
Support integration of technology, mission needs, and product/system architectures in a manner that enables growth and execution success.
Oversee the division investment portfolio, including direct IRAD and other strategic technology investments, to align resources with the technology roadmap, mission priorities, and business strategy
Lead and direct IRAD strategy and priorities to ensure investment is aligned with the division technical roadmap, customer demand signals, and long-term growth objectives