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Senior Systems Engineer

Northampton, Massachusetts

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working with the L3Harris's engineering team, you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

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• Parental Leave

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Job Description

Job ID IMS20202810-52288

Date posted 10/28/2020

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Description:

Senior Systems Engineer

We are growing and have a need to hire several Systems Engineers!

We are currently seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for our Northampton, MA location.

The purpose of the system engineer position is to synthesize and define complex electro-optical and electro-mechanical systems. Coordinate system level requirements and ensure that technical obligations are fulfilled.

Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Functions:

• Synthesize and define complex electro-optical and electro-mechanical systems containing multiple different dependent subsystems and technologies

• Coordinate system level requirements internally and among subcontractors and suppliers

• Work with Project Engineer, other engineers and other departments to ensure that all technical contractual obligations are fulfilled

• Ensure adherence to Quality Systems Manual and applicable Standard Work Instructions

• Generate design review materials and communicate design decisions

• Adhere to budget and schedule commitments

• Capable of providing technical supervision and training/mentoring to lower level engineers

• Must be able to lead a technical team on programs

• Have the autonomy to make or influence decisions on a program without needing guidance

• Independently perform requirements analysis and allocation and functional analysis and allocation

• Develop Subsystem architecture block diagrams

• Generate an System Requirement Verification Matrix (SRVM) for the system level requirements

• Prepare system and subsystem level specifications

• Generate Test Plans for systems and subsystems to ensure validation of requirements

• Work with Quality Engineering and other disciplines to ensure Test Methods and Verification of Requirements is in accordance with the SRVM and Test Plans Support

• Work with Production Floor for system integration and test

• Conduct or coordinate system level analysts and trade studies and complex design risk trade-off analysis

• Coordinate and lead design reviews of new or existing designs prepare/present complex internal and external design reviews

• Prepare estimates for manpower and other resources required to execute new projects or to complete existing projects

• Prepare technical proposals to support Business Development bidding efforts including identifying technical risks

• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to management and customers

• Prepare and update system level Technical Performance Measures as required

• Contributes to completion of specific programs and projects

• Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts

• Represents organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects

• Draft technical performance specifications and assist Purchasing Department with procurement of items as necessary

• Capable of providing technical supervision and training/mentoring to lower level engineers

• Successful candidates meet eligibility requirements to access US classified information

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Microwave, Systems Engineering or Physics

• Highest capability and efficiency in using computer tools

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Works in a typical office environment with exposure to light manufacturing environment

• Some domestic and international travel – up to 25%

• Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint, Outlook E-mail

• Technical Software Used: Mathcad, MATLAB, SysCalc

• The use of safety equipment (PPE) is required in designated areas

L3Harris is currently hiring for multiple positions and levels. Candidates that apply may be considered and/or hired at an appropriate level based on skill set.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.