Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer

About the role

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions (IVS) is seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our engineering team in Londonderry, NH. In this role, you will contribute to the end-to-end development, integration, and transition to production of advanced soldier-borne and platform-mounted sensing systems. IVS products include aiming lasers, laser range finders, low-light and fused sensor systems, mobility sensors, and other ruggedized integrated vision technologies supporting warfighter overmatch.

This position provides hands-on engineering engagement, technical leadership, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. You will work closely with optical, sensor, mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to design and deliver products that move from concept to prototype to full-rate production.

We are looking for versatile engineers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited by problem-solving, innovation, and enabling mission success.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering trade studies and analysis on existing and emerging IVS product technologies.
• Translate customer and system requirements into architectures, design concepts, and interface definitions.
• Provide systems engineering guidance across multidisciplinary teams (sensors, optics, mechanics, firmware, electronics).
• Develop and maintain system-level specifications, requirements, and verification methods.
• Conduct hands-on system build, integration, debugging, and performance testing.
• Lead technical problem solving throughout prototype development and production transition.
• Support technical risk management, configuration management, and requirements traceability activities.
• Collaborate with program management, operations, and manufacturing engineering to ensure smooth production ramp and sustainment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Proven ability to communicate technical concepts and requirements across multidisciplinary teams.
• Working knowledge of system engineering processes including requirements development, verification planning, and technical risk management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within small, collaborative technical teams.
• Experience developing military or ruggedized products, soldier systems, or EO/IR sensors.
• Familiarity with modeling, analysis, or simulation of electro-optical systems is a plus.

Job Code: 43509 | Job Location: Londonderry, NH | Job Schedule: 9/80 (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)