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L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago

Manager, Systems Engineer (Spacecraft Bus Group Lead)

Palm Bay, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$125K/yr - $232K/yr

9+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is dedicated to delivering end-to-end technology solutions in the defense industry. They are seeking a Manager, Systems Engineer to lead a team of spacecraft bus engineers, ensuring successful integration and delivery of spacecraft buses while collaborating with internal and external teams.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Functional management of a small group of spacecraft bus lead engineers

Manage staffing allocations against defined engineering resource demands

Support organizational development through recruiting, mentoring, career development, talent assessments and performance reviews of staff to ensure engineering skill sets and resource capacity to meet organization demands

Provide technical leadership and guidance for the design, development, and integration of the spacecraft bus, ensuring compliance with mission requirements and industry standards

Collaborate with internal program teams, including systems engineering, payload engineering, and mission operations, to ensure seamless integration of the spacecraft bus with other subsystems and payloads

Work closely with external bus suppliers to oversee and review the development and delivery of the spacecraft bus and engineering work products, ensuring that all technical specifications, performance criteria, and schedule milestones are met

Lead and participate in design reviews, including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), to ensure the spacecraft bus design meets all requirements and is ready for production and testing

Oversee the integration and testing of the spacecraft bus, including environmental testing (vibration, thermal vacuum, EMC) and functional testing, to validate performance and reliability

Lead and/or participate in failure investigations associated with the spacecraft bus, driving to root cause and implementation of corrective and preventative action

Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks associated with the spacecraft bus, and develop contingency plans to address potential issues

Prepare and review technical documentation, including design specifications, interface control documents, test plans, and test reports, to ensure accuracy and completeness

Ensure engineering excellence on executing programs through consistent and repeatable bus systems engineering activities and work products

Ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance

Qualification

Spacecraft bus systemsHardware/Software integrationProject managementTechnical leadershipDigital Engineering toolsTeam managementRisk managementCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsMentorship

Required

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience

Experience working at or with a spacecraft bus supplier

Experience leading teams of 5+ engineers, managing their efforts including budget and scheduling of activities

Experience with Hardware/Software integration, testing, and troubleshooting both flight systems and flatsats/simulators

Experience executing all phases of a spacecraft bus program and major design reviews

Ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred

Highly motivated, a self starter, and able to operate with little supervision in diverse environments

A successful track record of planning and directing the activities of small groups of engineers, including development, mentorship, and training of spacecraft bus engineers

Ability to effectively work with geographically diverse teams, both internal and external

Experience evaluating, managing, and leveraging technical, cost and schedule requirements

Knowledge of spacecraft bus systems such as power, thermal, structures, avionics, propulsion, GNC, C&DH, TT&C, fault management and/or FSW

Experience with spacecraft bus requirements verification including allocation, flowdown, analysis, testing, & demonstration

Experience with spacecraft bus analyses and budgets such as thermal, structural, jitter, pointing, mass, power, propellant, processor utilization, etc

Familiarity with Digital Engineering and MBSE tools such as DOORs, CAMEO, CREO, JIRA

Familiarity with bus level qualification and acceptance test programs both at ambient and environments

Strong project management skills with experience in planning, scheduling, and executing complex engineering project

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to diverse audiences, including engineers, suppliers, program managers and Customers

Accustomed to leading technical engagements with internal and external multi-disciplinary teams in formal presentations as well as informal table-top discussions