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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Specialist Systems Engineer

AvionicsUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeMason, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Physics, or a related Engineering discipline with at least 4 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of prior related experience is required.
  • Must have the ability to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform systems engineering for electro-optical/infrared sensor systems.
  • Lead or support technical planning, system integration, validation, and verification activities in support of programs and development efforts.
  • Use judgment and decision-making to weigh costs and benefits of potential actions and choose an appropriate solution.
  • Analyze how systems should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment affect outcomes and performance.
  • Identify measures or indicators of system performance and actions needed to improve or correct performance relative to system goals.
  • Lead or support activities across the system development lifecycle.

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience in the electro-optical/infrared sensor field.
  • Demonstrated experience in a technical discipline supporting electro-optical/infrared sensor or component work.
  • Experience writing Basis of Estimates and supporting proposals.
  • Demonstrated experience in architecture, specification, implementation, simulation, test, verification, validation, and debugging.
  • Ability to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions, considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
  • Ability to work effectively within and outside the organization with customers, vendors, and leadership with minimal oversight.
  • Knowledge of military and/or NASA component specifications, design processes, and hardware test and verification procedures.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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