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Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris


Job Location:

Palm Bay, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Specialist Systems Engineer

Job Code: 41002

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:

  • Bachelors Degree and a minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 8 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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