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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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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 Communication Systems

Senior Systems Engineer

Hamilton, Brisbane

The Opportunity:

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career in systems engineering, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Tactical Land SATCOM program.

Your work will encompass engineering changes including modification or enhancements, technical investigations, obsolescence management and disposal of L3Harris and third-party products. This role will assist in maintaining compliance with regulatory frameworks, contractual obligations, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the parties (including Suppliers) who are providing Engineering Services for the SATCOM projects; ensuring understanding of their responsibilities, the processes to be used, and the time-frames involved;
• Lead engineering changes for modifications or enhancements, including end-to-end requirements management, detailed design, verification and associated reporting.
• Conduct technical information review from any source which may affect fit, form or function of the supported items and provide advice to the SATCOM program office, including any related engineering investigation or change;
• Assist in technical investigations for engineering-related requests into SATCOM products range, investigating product issues and providing written recommendations and outcomes;
• Monitor and maintain the products being supported for lifecycle changes, product issues, supportability issues, change proposals and product roadmaps;
• Status and deliver timely outcomes on Request for Information (RFI) raised by the SATCOM program office;
• Provision of input to Contract Status Reporting, including performance, planned activities, issues and opportunities as appropriate to SATCOM project;
• Management and update of engineering related plans and procedures, including Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) items; and
• Support to the organization, control and coordination of engineering and technical operations of the SATCOM project.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering recognised by Engineers Australia
• • Examples include: Avionics, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems, Software
• Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in the Defence industry is a preference, though operating within a complex, large international business will also be considered
• Experience in supporting small and large scale engineering projects
• A background in sustainment will be highly regarded

About Us

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility.

Eligibility and clearance process information can be found at;

https://www.defence.gov.au/security/clearances/about/overview

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.