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Scientist, Systems Engineer

Salt Lake City, Utah

Job ID 522
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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: Scientist, International Systems Engineering
Job Code: 522
Job Location: Salt Lake City-UT

Job Schedule: 9/80, day shift, every other Friday off

Position Overview: 

L3Harris - Broadband Communications is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Scientist of International Systems Engineering to lead our team in designing and implementing cutting-edge defense systems for international clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical leadership, guiding complex engineering projects, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and performance in our systems engineering efforts for our international programs.  This includes but is not limited to architecture development, export, customer briefings, proposal writing, and customer requirements management. This will include technical documentation, technical project management, design oversight, prototype and production build and test support, integration, verification and qualification, system deployment support and in-house technical support during the operational life cycle of the system.  The position may also require international travel.

Essential Responsibilities: 

  • Systems engineering technical lead for the international systems engineering group
  • Provides technical oversight and expertise to our Export team
  • Leads / reviews requirements analysis, requirements decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, and manages traceability of requirements back to customer specifications and system level derived requirements 
  • Leads / reviews design synthesis and generation of supporting design documentation which includes technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications through verification cross reference matrix (VCRM) 
  • Ensures technical performance, quality, and adherence to established policies and processes 
  • Develops and presents project/program design reviews for both internal and external customer audiences 
  • Leads or assists in project/program schedule and budget planning, subcontract control, risk management 
  • Leads or assists in management over systems engineering team and other teams of functional design engineers 
  • Participates in responses to customer request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP) and new business development pursuits, including on-site and off-site technical interchange meetings and technical capability demonstrations 

Required (Basic) Qualifications: 

  • A Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Strong communication skills (both written and oral) and formal presentation skills are required  
  • Leadership skills, with the ability to guide the technical direction/vision for a given project. Must also be a strong contributor to integrated product teams internal and external to the company
  • Active Secret or Top-Secret US DoD clearance is strongly preferred 
  • An understanding of wireless communication theory, with a working knowledge of digital design, RF design, mechanical design, network design, or software design of digital line-of-sight and satellite communication systems   
  • Experience with US government export laws and regulations
  • Experience and/or working knowledge in Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Experience with software programmable architectures
  • Experience in risk management, project planning, and technical project management 
  • Experience managing projects that include system integration, system verification, and formal qualification, including supporting integration and qualification events at customer locations  
  • Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines  
  • Experience in requirements management and documentation 
  • Experience in product development (preferably in military application environments) 
  • Experience in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, DOORs or similar 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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