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Lead, Systems Engineering - Avionics

Waco, Texas

Job ID 18026
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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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  • Analytical
  • Collaborative
  • Leader
  • Problem Solver
  • Strategic
  • Technical

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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.

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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 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: Lead, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 18026

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

Job Schedule: 5/8 Work Schedule – (Monday thru Friday)

Job Description:   

L3Harris is actively seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer (SE) to support requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne platforms.

Essential Functions:

  • Lead Design and development of physical architectures incorporating CNS/ATM equipment into airborne systems for military and commercial customers.
  • Translate the customer requirements into unique verifiable system level requirements.
  • Define requirement traceability methods.
  • Lead systems engineering trade study processes.
  • Evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness.
  • Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
  • Evaluate alternative solutions and establish the system design.
  • Approve the technical data package (electrical wiring diagrams, mechanical integration drawings, analysis reports, etc.), ensuring that the design details trace to system requirements.
  • Write effective verification test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
  • Prepare and deliver effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals.

Job Qualification Requirements:  

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate engineering discipline Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Physics, etc. is preferred. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
  • Minimum of 13 years of prior work experience in a directly applicable field.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Ability to use standard Microsoft Office suite of applications
  • Ability to operate within a Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM); TeamCenter preferred
  • Experience conducting first article verification testing
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
  • Experience working with subcontractors and US Government customers.
  • Experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead teams through a system development and integration cycle.

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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