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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Model and Simulation Systems Engineer

Job Code: 21933

Job Location: Schriever SFB, CO

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies has an opening for a Model and Simulation Systems Engineer for an important national Security Program.

The successful candidate will support a high-performing team of Government and Contractor professionals in developing a concept of operations and a notional system architecture to enable future live, virtual, and constructive training, exercises, and experiments for command and control of USSPACECOM-assigned tactical units. This role requires experience in space operations, COA and TTP execution, and the Space Warfighting mission. Additionally, the candidate must demonstrate the ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-energy environment with constantly evolving tasks and priorities. This position supports the Space Superiority Business within the Space Systems sector of the Space and Airborne Systems segment.

Essential Functions: 

• Professional that is highly skilled in Systems Tool Kit (STK) and other simulation tools in order to support space operations, current and future operations (CUOPS & FUOPS), and training at the National Space Defense Center (NSDC) at Schriever SFB.
• Model and Simulation efforts will be used to increase customer capability for live, virtual and constructive training as well as expanding NSDC Advanced Concept Experimentation (NACE).
• Modeling and Simulation of real-world engagements, training events, and mission planning operations will play a key role in expanding customer understanding of the warfighting domain and support the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Mod and Sim products will provide a foundation for future requirements development of common operating picture tools used in operations.
• Participating in exercises and other government driven events to derive performance benchmarks and technical utility.
• Work full-time at a customer site in Colorado Springs
• Generate, share, present briefings and products for senior leadership and enterprise awareness.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Active adjudicated Top Secret/SCI Clearance is required and ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Full adjudicated Top Secret/SCI w/ CI Poly
• Requires strong knowledge of space operations, orbital mechanics, and the Space Domain Awareness mission area.
• Possess advanced knowledge of Systems Tool Kit (STK), Model Based Systems Engineering software (MBSE), and Systems Modeling software (SysML); knowledge of Space Domain Command and Control System (SDCCS) or Iron Stallion (IS) is beneficial.
• Experience with wargame model development and the integration of real-world data into hypothetical analysis.
• Experience developing courses of action for operational maneuvers and applying analysis of alternatives (AoA) in operations planning and what-if drills.
• Possess a broad range of knowledge of space systems to include DoD, national assets and adversary systems.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado is $90,500 - $168,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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