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Specialist, Systems Engineering

Greenville, Texas

Job ID 16547
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Overview

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working with the L3Harris's engineering team, you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

  • Full Time
  • Level: Experienced
  • Location: On Site
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  • Problem Solver
  • Strategic
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Systems Engineer

L3Harris Work Perks

  • Health

    • Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
    • A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
  • Family

    • 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
    • Fertility treatment
    • Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
    • Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
    • Pet insurance
  • Well-Being

    • No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
    • Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
    • Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
    • Discount platform

Job Description

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 defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 16547

Job Location: Greenville, Texas– (Responsibilities must be performed on-site.)

Job Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule – (Every other Friday is a non-workday.)

Job Description:   

Seeking a highly skilled and motivated mid-level Systems Engineer to join the IBS Program team. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing rigorous testing and analysis on software applications and RF systems to ensure compliance with military standards.  This role demands strong technical expertise, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to address tactical communication system functional and performance issues effectively. The individual must be able to adapt to constantly changing priorities and assignments. Also, the Systems Engineer must be flexible enough to take on other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions: 

  • Conduct detailed testing and analysis of software applications and radio systems based on military standards documents.
  • Utilize technical and troubleshooting skills to investigate, diagnose, and resolve functional and performance issues within tactical communication systems.
  • Generate, review, and maintain technical documentation, including papers, calculations, and briefings.
  • Prepare and present comprehensive technical briefs to internal management teams, demonstrating findings and recommendations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development and improvement of software applications.
  • Support configuration management efforts in the SIL.
  • Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and compliance standards.

Job Qualification Requirements:  

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is strongly desired. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

  • Must possess at a minimum an ACTIVE DoD Secret clearancewith access to SCI, and eligibility to eventually obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance. US citizenship is required.
  • Hands on experience with testing, integrating and verifying systems.
  • Experience with scripting or coding.
  • Must possess Security+ certification or have the ability to obtain Security+ certification.
  • Physical requirement: ability to lift 30 pounds.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation communications skills.
  • Experience writing test reports.
  • Knowledge of data links (e.g. Link16, CMF) and data link analysis.
  • Intermediate skill level with MS Office products (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint).
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment
  • Physical requirements: Some lifting in a Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environment
  • Proficient with ARDB.
  • Knowledge of DOORS.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Experience in building and analyzing Data Link (e.g. Link16, CMF, etc.) messages
  • Experience in performing system impact analysis.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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