Manager, Systems Engineer (Operations Analysis - Model and Sim) - Top Secret Clearance

About the role

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering in Modeling, Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) to join the Mission Analysis Group (MAG) in Herndon, VA. In this role, the selected candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with a diverse, collaborative, and geographically dispersed team to develop analytic toolsets for constructive simulation and experimentation across multiple domains. These toolsets support a range of activities, including customer engagements, proposal efforts, and advanced concept exploration, for both internal stakeholders and external contract customers.

Job location: Herndon, VA. Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct experienced professionals, lower level supervisors, or associate managers
• Communicate within and outside of organization to explain and influence changes to policies, practices, or approaches
• Make significant improvements in processes, systems, or products
• Establish short-term operational plans with measurable contribution to function or business area results (strategy, roadmaps, plans, process, work instructions, etc.)
• Communicate with parties within and outside of the organization including customers or vendors
• Work to influence others to accept individual or team's views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches
• Communicate with leadership regarding matters of importance to the function or business area; may conduct briefings with senior leaders
• Coordinate MS&A engineering efforts to integrate system performance and behaviors into operational analysis
• Design multi-domain simulation capabilities in AFSIM®, MATLAB® and/or STK® in support of MAG Technology and Mission Roadmaps, Internal Research and Development efforts, and Programs of record
• Integrate other Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Customer-off-the-Shelf (COTS) simulations, frameworks, models and analytic toolsets to existing S/W infrastructure (i.e. AFSIM®, MATLAB® and/or STK®)
• Build and maintain analytic toolsets representing each phase of the find, fix, target, track, engage, and assess (F2T2EA) chain using sensor, effects, and communications technologies, including decision support aids (i.e. data visualization, Unity-game engines) to support operations assessment, as well as lessons learned development/refinement experience
• Document model specifications for establishing a repository of simulation capabilities, frameworks, algorithms, system models, analytic toolsets etc. for reuse at multiple classification levels, while maintaining configuration management protocols
• Support programs and pursuits by creating models, simulations, and analysis products; determine requirements, develop simulation software, troubleshoot existing simulation capabilities, and create software designs and test plans
• Support requirements development, system verification, and concept of operations (CONOPS) development; work with Technical Leaders & SMEs to ensure modeling, simulation, analysis capabilities meet operational mission requirements
• Develop new simulation capabilities and processes for employment; enhance current analytic toolset
• Support internal and external technical expo/roadshows by providing knowledge sharing of signature simulation capabilities and products
• Support knowledge transfer (i.e. coaching and mentorship of Junior technical talent across the MAG)
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI/SAP clearance

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience, OR Graduate Degree and minimum 7 years of prior related experience, OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13 years of prior related experience
• Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance
• Professional experience executing simulations in MS&A analytic tools and frameworks: AFSIM, or STK
• 4+ years integrating systems simulations with MBSE tools: Cameo, ModelCenter, DOORS, Rhapsody
• 4+ years experience with scripting languages (e.g., Anaconda with Python, C++, C#, R, Python, MATLAB)
• Professional experience working with Agile development methodology, version control and Atlassian tools: JIRA, Confluence, Git, TortoiseGit
• Prior U.S. military, DoD, or other U.S. Government engineering or operations experience

Preferred qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Professional experience relevant to operations analysis, mission engineering, operational planning, mission integration, or capability development within the U.S. military, DoD, or other U.S. Government agency
• Good communication skills and works well in a team environment
• Advanced experience in supporting modeling, simulation, and analysis multi-domain related problems and system-thru-mission-level mod/sim tools and frameworks
• Prior experience with one or more of the following: aerodynamic systems, orbital mechanics, signal processing, sensor systems, and RF or EO/IR physics
• Highly effective organization-level communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, data visualization and storytelling
• Advanced experience with Gov/Industry MS&A analytic tools and frameworks: AFSIM, PIANO, STK/Astrogator, MATLAB with SIMULINK, Python, Java
• Advanced experience of MBSE tools: Cameo, ModelCenter, DOORS, Rhapsody

Pay

Salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas: $127,000.00 – $236,500.00. Final offer amount may vary based on experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Specific programs and options available may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Schedule

9/80 schedule — employees work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours) and have every other Friday off.