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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Lead Systems Engineer - Deputy CSE, Space Optical Payloads

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeWilmington, MA, USA$127.5k - $236.5k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; alternatively, at least 13 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • An active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Professional experience generating and managing system-level requirements and flowing requirements down to subsystems and subcomponents.
  • At least 2 years of experience using DOORS and/or Model-Based Systems Engineering software such as CAMEO and MagicDraw.
  • At least 2 years of experience leading large space programs across the full system lifecycle.
  • Professional experience in laser/LADAR system design.

Responsibilities

  • Lead concept-of-operations development and requirements analysis, decomposition, and generation at various system levels.
  • Lead requirements traceability and develop test plans to cover requirements.
  • Execute design trades to support technical decisions.
  • Lead design reviews, including PDR and CDR.
  • Lead integration and testing of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware and software.
  • Support or lead data analysis, modeling, and simulation.
  • Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and ensure compatibility of physical, functional, and program interfaces.
  • Evaluate and mitigate program risk.
  • Mentor less experienced Systems Engineers.
  • Contribute to proposal activities, program planning, guidance, and execution.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with space payloads, spacecraft buses, ground systems, and environmental testing.
  • Experience with project-management aspects of programs, including cost-account management, earned-value management systems, cost estimating, and schedule management.
  • Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation using tools such as MATLAB or Python.
  • Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end-to-end systems involving electro-optical/infrared, radio frequency, or space-payload and spacecraft-bus subsystems.
  • Experience with space ground systems and space-vehicle operations, and ability to work on International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations projects.

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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