Scientist, Systems Engineering

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Job Title: Scientist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 34730

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and has every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Spectrum Superiority (S2) is seeking a Scientist, Systems Engineering to lead programs in our hybrid SATCOM business area and related programs, as well as other closely related initiatives within BCS. The Scientist, Systems Engineering 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 of architecture 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 Functions:

• Works 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.
• Leads 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
• Leads 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)
• Ensures technical performance, quality, and adherence to established policies and processes
• Leads all development project/program design reviews for both internal and external customer audiences and is responsible as lead presenter
• Leads project/program schedule and budget planning, subcontract control, risk management for all technical and manufacturing support tasking
• Leads 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
• Employs best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products
• Ensures 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

Qualifications:

• An ABET (EAC/CAC) accredited Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or other Engineering discipline with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, or Graduate degree with a minimum of 10 years prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• SECRET Clearance is required, with ability to get Top Secret

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Top-Secret US DoD clearance 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 knowledge with hybrid SATCOM or Commercial Space Internet 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

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