Scientist, Chief Engineer - Mission Payloads (Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($50K max)

About the role

L3Harris Technologies has an immediate opening for a Mission Payload Chief Systems Engineer in Wilmington, MA to support Space Superiority and Imaging Systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements traceability and development of test plans to verify requirements
• Perform technical analysis, manage specifications, and generate design review and technical documents
• Execute design trades to support technical decisions
• Lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Lead integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software
• Lead product test and design verification, requirements sell-off, and end item data package generation efforts
• Support/lead data analysis and modeling and simulation
• Evaluate space vehicle and end customer needs to help define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
• Evaluate and mitigate risk within the program
• Mentor a growing, talented team of Systems Engineers
• Contribute to proposal activities Program planning, guidance, and execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret security clearance
• 5+ years of systems engineering technical leadership experience
• 5+ years experience with aerospace or space-based payload or vehicle systems

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience designing, procuring, fabricating and/or testing laser subsystems or focal plane array subsystems
• Experience with active and passive remote sensing (LIDAR/Laser/Focal Plane Subsystems)
• Systems engineering experience in electro-optical hardware development
• Experience leading large space programs across the full system lifecycle
• Comfortable negotiating technical and non-technical scope with customers
• Technical Subject Matter Expertise in optical, electro-optical, electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, or equivalent engineering discipline
• Experience generating/managing requirements at various levels of the system and flowing down requirements to sub-systems/sub-components
• Experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software such as CAMEO and MagicDraw
• Relevant experience with the design, manufacture, integration, test and sell-off of space-based EO/IR subsystems
• Experience leading program milestone reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, FCA/PCA, PSR)
• Able to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to collaborate across all levels of leadership
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team, act as customer interface
• Experience with project management aspects of technology development programs
• Experience with estimating and managing costs & creating and managing schedules

Benefits

L3Harris 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.