Sr Specialist, Systems Engineer 1
Herndon, Virginia
Job ID 16571Overview
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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Specialist, Systems Engineering
L3Harris Work Perks
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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
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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
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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 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.
Job Title: Senior Specialist, RF Wireless Engineering
Job Code: 16571
Job Location: Herndon, VA
Job Description:
The Surveillance and Automation Solutions (S&AS) business area within L3Harris Technologies is seeking a dynamic systems engineer with RF propagation and modelling experience to support designing surveillance system in real-world environments. The successful candidate will also perform systems engineering activities in support of new and ongoing air traffic surveillance projects.
Essential Functions:
The primary responsibilities of the role include the following:
- Perform systems analysis and design activities for large air traffic surveillance systems.
- Define and manage system requirements in DOORS together with MBSE models.
- Develop RF coverage models for radio sites accounting for the impact of frequency, terrain, and structures.
- Conduct site selection activities for radio stations maximizing the performance of the site.
- Conduct interference analysis and develop approaches to mitigate the interference at existing radio sites.
- Design microwave links between remote facilities. This includes path analysis, locating antennas, and identifying the hardware needed to implement the link.
- Present the results of the design and analysis activities to peers within the engineering organization, management, and customers.
- Coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate.
- Fully versed in all aspects of RF propagation theory
- Must be able to obtain an FAA Position of Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Math, Engineering, or Physics with 6 years’ experience in telecommunications and/or information systems. Master's degree and 4 years of experience in telecommunications and/or information systems. In lieu of degree, 10 years of experience in telecommunications and/or information systems.
- 6 years experience in all aspects of RF propagation theory.
- Four (4) or more years’ experience in developing RF coverage models and analysis for systems operating above 900 MHz.
- Experience with RF systems design, development, integration, and verification.
- Experience with design and specification of telecommunication systems.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience with mixed on-premises and Cloud environments.
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Micro Services architecture.
- DOORs and MBSE modeling experience.
- Direct experience with FAA surveillance systems.
- Hands-on experience with radio and RADAR systems.
- Working knowledge of air traffic control systems and their operation.
- Programming experience with C/C++, Python, Perl, etc.
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills to present information to stakeholders.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, MS Project, Visio, MATLAB, requirements management tools, and UML tools.
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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