Job Title: Senior Scientist, Systems Engineer

　　Job Code: 1289

　　Job Location: Salt Lake City - UT

　　Job Schedule: 9/80

　　Job Description:

　　L3Harris’ Communication Systems segment is currently seeking a Sr. Scientist, Systems Engineer to join our team. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City facility.

　　Position Overview:

　　This person will be responsible for leading the design and architecture of communications systems from a technical perspective and providing technical leadership for DoD programs. The Sr. Scientist System Engineer is responsible for the lead technical role in life-cycle support of communications systems from conceptual development through product phase-out, and they are the technical point of contact for all internal and external customers. The role includes, but is not limited to, oversight ofarchitecture development, customer briefings, proposal writing, customer requirements management, technical documentation, technical project management, build and test oversight, integration, verification and qualification oversight, system deployment oversight and in-house technical management during the operational life-cycle of a system.

　　Essential Responsibilities:

　　Work in conjunction with Program Management to interact with DoD customers to provide technical expertise on the use of L3H systems and technology to support DoD missions.

　　Lead team to develop roadmap for future upgrades and architecture changes to an existing system

　　Lead role to organize, participate, and manage key project/program engineering tasks and milestone completion

　　Responsible for oversight on all requirements analysis, requirements decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility

　　Lead 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)

　　Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to established policies and processes

　　Lead all development project/program design reviews for both internal and external customer audiences and is responsible as lead presenter

　　Lead project/program schedule and budget planning, subcontract control, risk management for all technical and manufacturing support tasking

　　Lead technical management over systems engineering team and other teams of functional design engineers reporting to systems engineering

　　Lead role in developing responses for 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

　　Employ best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products

　　Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule by all technical organizations associated with a given project/program

　　Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Active Secret or Top-Secret US DoD clearance is strongly preferred

　　Exceptional 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/program. Must also be a strong lead contributor to integrated product teams internal and external to the company.

　　Solid 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 and/or working knowledgewith LTE, 4G, and 5G systems is strongly desired

　　Experience with software programmable architectures is strongly desired.

　　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 manage technical teams in meeting critical deadlines

　　Strong experience in requirements management and documentation

　　Strong experience in product development (preferably in military application environments)

　　Exceptional experience in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, DOORs or similar tools

　　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.