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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Senior Specialist - Systems Engineer

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeRochester, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
  • Experience working within a large multidisciplinary engineering team.
  • Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to assess and report technical project status, risks, and issues.
  • Ability to generate accurate estimates for system non-recurring engineering costs.
  • Active Secret clearance is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience with DOORS requirements management software.
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
  • Experience with system verification.
  • Tactical communications product design experience.
  • Experience writing specifications, designs, concepts of operations, and interface control documents.
  • Flexibility to travel for customer purposes.
  • Ability to lead functional analysis, detailed trade studies, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical concept and architectural design development activities for tactical communication products, informed by interaction with internal and external customers.
  • Provide technical support to Business Development teams and Product Development teams.
  • Collaborate across the Mission Critical Communications Engineering organization on requirements management, technical baseline creation, review and approval, technical roadmap creation, and systems engineering process compliance, including process artifact review and approval and risk management and analysis.
  • Partner with Business Development teams, Engineering Project teams, and Engineering Discipline Team leads to ensure consistent strategy, direction, and alignment with the Segment Strategic Growth Plan.
  • Lead technology initiatives beyond the role’s core technical specialty, relying on team members from other disciplines as required.
  • Collaborate across the engineering organization on requirements management, technical baseline creation, review and approval, technical roadmap creation, systems engineering process compliance, process artifact review and approval, solution design reviews, and risk management and analysis.
  • Partner with Engineering Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts across MCC Engineering to ensure consistent strategy, direction, and alignment on continuous improvement initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with DOORS requirements management software.
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
  • Experience with system verification.
  • Tactical communications product design experience.
  • Experience writing specifications, designs, concepts of operations, and interface control documents.
  • Flexibility to travel for customer purposes.
  • Active Secret clearance.

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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