Scientist, Systems Engineering
Mason, Ohio
Job ID 17659Overview
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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I am living my dream job now. I have a chance to take care of our people, shape the future of engineering and contribute to cutting-edge space missions that make a difference.
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: Scientist, Systems Engineering
Job Code: 17659
Job Location: Mason, OH
Schedule: 9/80 reg with every other Friday off
Job Description:
As a Systems Engineer Scientist in our Infared (IR) Sensors business area, you will have the opportunity to work various programs solving our customer’s most difficult technical challenges. This role will have a broad impact to programs and projects that are critical to our customers! As an IR SME, you will support planning activities to address development activity processes and procedures for the organization. You will be a technical lead for one or more program teams. Tasks include technical planning, design, analysis, implementation, system integration, validation and verification. Analyses are performed at all levels to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. This position supports the Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) Segment, a great team of talented professionals with world class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to engineering and enjoy working together. We have a long history of innovative and exceptional performance; we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.
Essential Functions:
- Be a Subject Matter ExpertEO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infrared) for one or more programs
- Comprehend EO/IR functional and performance requirements and effectively decompose them for our IR sensor portfolio.
- Lead technical planning, system integration, validation, and verification activities.
- Broad understanding of Systems Analysis and methods. Able to understand how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes / performance.
- Coach and mentor junior technical talent
- Systems Evaluation — Identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance relative to the goals of the system.
- Facilitate and support working groups meetings with the customer and the engineering team.
- Must have the ability to obtain a DoD security Clearance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- 10 years or more demonstrated experience with designing, developing, testing, and delivering
- 10 years or more demonstrated experience in the architecture, specification, implementation, simulation, test, verification, validation, and debugging
- 10 years or more demonstrated complex problem solving and decision making — Able to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions; able to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution
- Must have the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.
- Must be a US Citizen
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Physics, or related Engineering discipline.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well within and outside of the organization including customers, vendors, and leadership with minimal oversight
- Prior systems engineering experience on at least five programs, with at least one program being a medium scale complex system or subsystem (i.e., > 10 System Engineers and/or >$15M).
- Knowledge of DoD component specifications, design processes, and hardware test/verification procedures.
- Active DoD Security Clearance
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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.
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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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