L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago
Scientist, Mission Payload Chief Systems Engineer
Wilmington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $278K/yr
10+ years expL3Harris Technologies is a leader in the defense industry, focused on delivering technology solutions for national security. The Mission Payload Chief Systems Engineer will lead the systems engineering process for space-based payload systems, ensuring design, development, integration, and testing meet customer requirements.
CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead requirements traceability and development of test plans to verify requirements
Perform technical analysis, manage specifications, and generate design review and technical documents
Execute design trades to support technical decisions
Lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, etc.)
Lead integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software
Lead product test and design verification, requirements sell-off, and end item data package generation efforts
Support/lead data analysis and modeling and simulation
Evaluate space vehicle and end customer needs to help define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
Evaluate and mitigate risk within the program
Mentor a growing, talented team of Systems Engineers
Contribute to proposal activities
Program planning, guidance, and execution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in engineering 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
Active Top Secret security clearance
5+ years of systems engineering technical leadership experience
5+ years experience with space-based payload or vehicle systems
Professional experience performing technical analysis, managing specifications, and generating design review and technical documents
Professional experience leading product test and design verification, requirements sell-off, and end item data package generation efforts
Preferred
Experience designing, procuring, fabricating and/or testing laser subsystems or focal plane array subsystems
Experience with active and passive remote sensing (LIDAR/Laser/Focal Plane Subsystems)
Systems engineering experience in electro-optical hardware development
Experience leading large space programs across the full system lifecycle
Comfortable negotiating technical and non-technical scope with customers
Technical Subject Matter Expertise in optical, electro-optical, electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, or equivalent engineering discipline
Experience generating/managing requirements at various levels of the system and flowing down requirements to sub-systems/sub-components
Experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software such as CAMEO and MagicDraw
Relevant experience with the design, manufacture, integration, test and sell-off of space-based EO/IR subsystems
Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
Experience leading program milestone reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, FCA/PCA, PSR)
Ability to collaborate across all levels of leadership
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team, act as customer interface
Ability to architect an end-to-end space system with a full understanding of the product lifecycle
Experience with project management aspects of technology development programs
Experience with estimating and managing costs & creating and managing schedules
Benefits
Health and disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
EAP
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays
Company
L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies provides platform management system solutions for armed forces.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25B2024-03-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Tania Hanna
Vice President, Government Relations
Chip Teets
Senior Director, International Programs, Products & Technology
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