Specialist, Systems Engineering
- Secret clearance
Open in 2 locations
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California
1 open- $91,500–$172,500/yr
Canoga Park, CA, United States (opens on this page)
Full-time · Posted 2w ago
Indiana
1 openFort Wayne, IN, United States (opens on this page)
Full-time · Posted 2w ago
About the job
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech.
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 Description L3Harris is seeking a system engineer to support development of a space-based Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) mission payload sensor system.
This role will perform broad systems engineering functions in support of payload design, development, integration, verification, and test. Multiple positions are available, and candidates may bring different technical focus areas depending on program needs and individual experience.
The selected candidates will join a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting a sophisticated EO/IR payload and will contribute to a range of systems engineering activities including data management, data analysis, algorithm development, requirements management and verification, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and payload test support. ## Essential Functions - Support systems engineering activities for a space-based EO/IR mission payload system across development, integration, verification, and test phases. - Contribute to development, decomposition, allocation, and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements. - Support requirements traceability, verification planning, and verification closure activities. - Assist with development and maintenance of systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, interface documentation, verification matrices, technical plans, and trade study documentation. - Perform technical analyses to support system design, performance evaluation, and mission compliance assessments. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including optics, focal plane, electronics, software, mechanical, thermal, integration and test, and mission operations engineering. - Support technical issue resolution, risk identification, discrepancy tracking, and change impact assessments. - Participate in system integration, test planning, test execution support, and post-test data review. - Support program technical reviews and engineering lifecycle activities including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and related working groups. - Contribute to maintenance of the technical baseline through disciplined documentation and configuration management practices. - Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. ## Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years prior related experience. - Experience in one or more systems engineering-related areas such as requirements, verification, analysis, integration and test, technical documentation, or model-based engineering. ## Preferred Additional Skills - Experience with space-based EO/IR systems, remote sensing payloads, electro-optical systems, or related aerospace hardware. - Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next, Jama, or similar. - Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, Capella, or similar. - Experience with engineering or test data analysis, including use of scripting or analytical tools. - Experience supporting algorithm development, modeling, simulation, or sensor data processing. - Experience with payload integration and test or system verification activities. - Experience working with interface documentation, verification matrices, or technical baselines. - Active security clearance. #LI-KB1 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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. 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 resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, 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 an E-Verify Employer.
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From L3Harris's job posting for Fort Wayne, IN, United States, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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