Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering (Test Director)

Job Code: 18502

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80

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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

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 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

• Systems Engineering position as part of a team that supports the test, and integration, verification and validation of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR platforms.
• Interfaces with other Systems Engineering, Flight Line Test, Software Engineering, and Project Engineering personnel to understand new baseline functionality.
• Plans and executes integration, verification and validation testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne/ground-based platforms.
• Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended.
• Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system hardware and software.
• Verifies fixes to anomalies. Interfaces with customer personnel to ensure their satisfaction with system performance.
• Works with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work.
• Provides regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to keep management and customer informed.

Essential Functions:

• Self-starting and able to work effectively in an independent and in a team environment.
• Must possess excellent organization, communications, and presentation skills.
• Considerable Systems or Software Engineering experience with System Interfaces.
• Able to work w/customer, systems engineers & system architects to meet delivery requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities are essential.
• Ability to travel as needed (10% travel expected).
• Ability to provide support regularly during ground and test flight events.

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.
• Hands-on experience with RC-135 Operator Interfaces.
• Ability to communicate within and outside the organization which includes customers and vendors.
• Must have the ability and willingness to travel as needed.
• Must be willing to obtain and maintain an FAA Class III Flight Physical.
• Must have current Secret Clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior experience as an RC-135 DataLink Operator (DLO), Airborne Analyst (AA) or Airborne Mission Supervisor (AMS) a plus.
• Familiarity with commercial and military broadband communication systems
• Familiarity with common Tactical Datalink radios/terminals.
• Able to read, interpret, create, and maintain spreadsheets, charts, reports, investigation and test plans, and procedures
• Familiarity with signal generators, spectrum analyzers and other advanced test equipment.
• Ability to communicate clearly (written and verbal) to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.