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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 43509
Job Location: Londonderry, NH
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions (IVS) is seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our engineering team in Londonderry, NH. In this role, you will contribute to the end to end development, integration, and transition to production of advanced soldier borne and platform mounted sensing systems. IVS products include aiming lasers, laser range finders, low light and fused sensor systems, mobility sensors, and other ruggedized integrated vision technologies supporting warfighter overmatch.
This position provides hands on engineering engagement, technical leadership, and cross disciplinary collaboration. You will work closely with optical, sensor, mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to design and deliver products that move from concept to prototype to full-rate production. We are looking for versatile engineers who thrive in a fast paced environment and are excited by problem solving, innovation, and enabling mission success.
Essential Functions:
- Perform engineering trade studies and analysis on existing and emerging IVS product technologies.
- Translate customer and system requirements into architectures, design concepts, and interface definitions.
- Provide systems engineering guidance across multidisciplinary teams (sensors, optics, mechanics, firmware, electronics).
- Develop and maintain system-level specifications, requirements, and verification methods.
- Conduct hands-on system build, integration, debugging, and performance testing.
- Lead technical problem solving throughout prototype development and production transition.
- Support technical risk management, configuration management, and requirements traceability activities.
- Collaborate with program management, operations, and manufacturing engineering to ensure smooth production ramp and sustainment.
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.
- Working experience integrating and troubleshooting hardware/software systems
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Proven ability to communicate technical concepts and requirements across multidisciplinary teams
- Working knowledge of system engineering processes including requirements development, verification planning, and technical risk management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and within small, collaborative technical teams.
- Experience developing military or ruggedized products, soldier systems, or EO/IR sensors.
- Familiarity with modeling, analysis, or simulation of electro optical systems is a plus.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
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Requirements
- 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.
- Working experience integrating and troubleshooting hardware/software systems
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Proven ability to communicate technical concepts and requirements across multidisciplinary teams
- Working knowledge of system engineering processes including requirements development, verification planning, and technical risk management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and within small, collaborative technical teams.
- Experience developing military or ruggedized products, soldier systems, or EO/IR sensors.
- Familiarity with modeling, analysis, or simulation of electro optical systems is a plus.
About the company
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
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