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

Job Code: 45707 | Locations: Palm Bay, FL or Herndon, VA | Relocation assistance available to qualified applicants

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. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.)
• Apply prior management and leadership knowledge and experience in MS&A mission analysis and comprehensive knowledge within professional discipline
• Communicate with parties within and outside of the organization including customers or vendors
• 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; 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
• 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
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI/SAP clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, OR Graduate Degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience, OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 10 years of prior related experience
• Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance
• Professional experience executing simulation in MS&A analytic tools and frameworks: AFSIM, or STK
• 2+ years integrating systems simulations with MBSE tools: Cameo, ModelCenter, DOORS, Rhapsody
• 2+ 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

Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance preferred
• 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

Schedule

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

Pay

Salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas: $106,500.00 – $197,500.00. 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 may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.