Chief Systems Engineer

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in the area of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, including knowledge of Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Support Measures (ES), and Electronic Protection (EP).
• Proven experience with in the develop of EW decoys, jammers (stand-off, escort, self-protection), and self-protection suites, as well as in small form factors.
• Skilled in integrating these capabilities into mission architectures to defeat or degrade adversary sensors and weapon systems.
• Understand customer mission, customer sets, drives technical strategy within the portfolio.
• Final technical authority of the core product(s) and programs in alignment/coordination with Chief System Architect.
• Lead technical council in definition of and provide approval on SW/FW approaches, HW Baselines, and Demos/Event details. Facilitate/execute capability breakdown to Epic level, guide definition/documentation required to handoff work to teams and further breakdown work.
• Eliminate technical roadblocks for product and program development.
• Develops, tracks, and presents technical performance metrics.
• Works with the program managers to perform risk assessment and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Viewed as an expert and/or resource within the field by peers in and outside the organization.
• Improves upon existing Systems Engineering processes.
• Oversee trade studies on a variety of systems and components.
• Oversee design verification testing efforts including lab, chamber, ground, and flight test.
• Oversees simulations and other analyses to predict system performance in various environments.
• Formulates and presents results during internal and external program meetings.
• Participates in proposal activities both cost and technical.
• Oversee IRAD execution within the portfolio.
• Represents programs as the lead engineering interface to customers.
• Develop, mentor, and motivate systems engineers to peak performance.
• Must be able to effectively interface with portfolio management, program management, and customers.
• Engineering POC for program accomplishments, issues, highlights, weekly status within the Portfolio.
• Strong CSE with IPTL and CAM experience.
• Ability to lead a decoy program through the proposal phase, program startup, and into EMD.
• Experience with proposal development including generating basis of estimates.
• Experience in development of use cases developed from customer objectives and concepts of operations.
• Experience with systems integration and test, including but not limited to systems integration lab (SIL), chamber, ground, and flight.
• Experience with requirements development and architecture definition.
• Experience on large scale Hardware / Software Engineering development efforts.
• Experience on large scale Hardware Environmental Qualification testing efforts.
• Ability to convey complex technical information in a clear and concise manner, including executive presentations, Program updates with internal & external stakeholders, etc.
• People skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
• Communication skills (written, verbal & presentation).
• Ability to lift to 20 lbs.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• 2 years of experience in Cameo and SysML v1
• 3 years experience with Agile development and using JIRA
• Active Secret Security Clearance - Ability to obtain and maintain any additional clearances as required.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Electronic Warfare Subject Matter Expert, with specific experience in Electronic Attack
• Extensive experience in an Engineering leadership role including estimating and executing to budgets, such as: Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead
• Experience with proposal development including generating basis of estimates
• Experience in development of use cases developed from customer objectives and concepts of operations
• Experience with systems integration and test, including but not limited to systems integration lab (SIL), chamber, ground, and flight
• Experience with requirements development and architecture definition
• Experience on large scale Hardware / Software Engineering development efforts
• Experience on large scale Hardware Environmental Qualification testing efforts
• Ability to convey complex technical information in a clear and concise manner, including executive presentations, Program updates with internal & external stakeholders, etc
• People skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
• Communication skills (written, verbal & presentation)
• Ability to lift to 20 lbs
• Up to 10% travel may be required
• Other duties as required
• Prior experience in a Chief Systems Engineer role
• Familiarity with the anti-ship and naval defenses market, mission, priorities, initiatives, CONOPS, use cases, and user community
• Multi-domain knowledge, in particular systems, RF, software, and firmware
• Experience in Design for Cost and Design for Manufacturing methodologies is highly preferred
• Experience in business capture
• Hands on experience in system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization of embedded RF systems
• System level design experience in which the applicant has been involved in the design and integration of complex hardware/software systems, the definition of multiple interfaces, and been involved in the trades of multiple solution options
• Experience leading a team to complete assigned program tasking
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience in Control Account Management as part of an Earned Value Management System
• Competency making decisions with imperfect and incomplete information
• Experience using Microsoft Office products

Benefits

• In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C., Denver, or NYC areas is $153,000-$284,000.
• This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.
• L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.