L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Senior Specialist - Systems Engineer, Palm Bay, FL, TS/SCI Clearance

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timePalm Bay, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree and at least six years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least four years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least ten years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Experience in systems engineering or another engineering role in an aerospace program environment.
Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams through various aspects of the system lifecycle.
Experience supporting system integration or manufacturing activities.
A TS/SCI clearance is required.
Experience with requirements derivation and tracking using DOORS or an equivalent tool, including a requirements verification traceability matrix.
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

Provide systems engineering support and leadership for space-based and associated subsystems across multiple responsive space programs.
Provide engineering services involving research, evaluation, and development of complex technical space-based and airborne aerospace products.
Solve complex development problems in an area of specialization or while implementing special or design engineering projects across products, projects, or programs.
Apply systems engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
With minimal direction, specify, architect, analyze, and model designs; establish flow-downs; and verify designs and complex engineering tasks in electrical, mechanical, optical, radio-frequency, software, systems, and hardware components.
Present design analyses to Design Review Boards and participate in proposal teams when applicable.
Work with subject matter experts to represent the customer's perspective and provide technical leadership throughout the product and program lifecycle, including advanced research and development, capture, proposals, design, integration and test, verification, and sustainment.
Coordinate with the System Integration and Test engineer responsible for assembling, integrating, and testing payload and space-vehicle subsystems, including power, attitude control, telemetry and command, command and data handling, and inter-subsystem interfaces, to ensure requirements are met.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to define, decompose, allocate, manage, verify, and validate hardware and software requirements.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to define and ensure interface requirements are flowed down to each subsystem and coordinated across subsystems, including with key suppliers of bus components or subsystems.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure subsystem verification testing and analysis are performed with appropriate modeling of inter-subsystem interfaces.
Participate in and present information at internal and external technical reviews, including peer, requirements, design, and qualification reviews, as well as customer System Requirements Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Technical Interchange Meetings.
Lead subsystem- and system-level testing, including data reviews, anomaly investigations, and Root Cause Corrective Action closure.
Lead program technical and management leadership.
Support and lead technical discussions with customers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams through various aspects of the system lifecycle.
Ability to perform in-depth technical work and communicate effectively with multiple disciplines, program office personnel, and customers.
Organizational skills to support multidisciplinary teams, achieve appropriate technical closure, and manage schedule, cost, and customer expectations.
Ability to identify gaps in technical coverage, communicate them to appropriate leadership during all phases of program execution, and help fill gaps when possible.
Experience executing commercial, firm-fixed-price space development programs.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 45742

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

This position will be responsible for providing Systems Engineering support & leadership for space based and associated subsystems across multiple responsive space programs in the Space & Mission Systems Segment of L3Harris Technologies, specifically supporting the Surveillance Systems Division. The senior specialist systems engineer will work in a cross functional teams supporting programs through the full lifecycle: program pursuit, proposal, execution and operations. The ideal candidate thrives in a rapid pace execution schedule, leverages their technical trouble shooting skills and communicates promptly with leadership about progress or roadblocks.

Essential Functions:

Senior Specialist Systems Engineer will provide engineering services in a broad field of engineering, research, evaluation, and development for highly complex and technical space-based and airborne aerospace products. Solves complex development problems in area of specialization or in implementing special and/or design engineering projects to a wide range of products, projects, or programs. Uses the application of systems engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques. With minimal direction will be able to specify, architect, analyze, model, establish flow downs and verify designs, test and verify complex engineering tasks in electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, software, systems, and/or hardware components. Presents analysis of designs to Design Review Boards. Participate in proposal teams when applicable.

Work with SMEs to be the voice of the customer and lead technically through the product/program full life cycle including advanced R&D, capture, proposals, design, integration & test, verification, and sustainment
Lead coordination with System Integration and Test engineer responsible for the assembly, integration, and testing of payload & space vehicle subsystems including power, attitude control, T&C (Telemetry & Command), C&DH (Command & Data Handling), and inter-subsystem interfaces to ensure all requirements are met
Collaborate with SMEs to perform hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation
Collaborate with SMEs to define and ensure interface requirements are properly flowed down to each subsystem and coordinated between subsystems including key suppliers such as for bus components or subsystems
Collaborate with SMEs to ensure subsystem verification testing and analysis is performed with appropriate modeling of inter-subsystem interfaces
Participate in and present information for internal and external technical reviews including peer reviews, requirements reviews, design reviews, qualification reviews and customer System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)
Lead subsystem and system level testing including data reviews, anomaly investigations and RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) closure
Lead program technical and management leadership
Support and lead technical discussions with customers
Experience with requirements derivation and tracking using DOORs (or equivalent) including requirements verification traceability matrix (RVTM).
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Experience in Systems Engineering or other engineering role in an aerospace program environment
Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering team through various aspects of the system lifecycle
Experience supporting system integration or manufacturing activities
TS/SCI clearance is required

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering team through various aspects of the system lifecycle
Ability to perform in-depth technical work while being able to communicate effectively with multiple disciplines, program office personnel and customers
Organization skills to be able to support multi-disciplined teams and working to proper technical closure while managing schedule, cost and customer expectations
Ability to identify any gaps in technical coverage to appropriate leadership during all phases of program execution; help fill in any gaps, when possible
Experience executing commercial, firm-fixed price development programs for space

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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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