Lead, Systems Engineering (RF/Electronic Warfare)

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Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineering (RF/Electronic Warfare)
Job Code: 21086
Job Location: Van Nuys, CA 

 

Job Description:

We’re looking to grow our Space & Airborne Systems, Surveillance Solutions team! We have an opportunity for a Reconnaissance Systems Engineer to join our team   to help us design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronics Intelligence (ELINT) systems to our customers and support their on-going operations.

If you are passionate about driving technology innovation with an unrelenting tenacity to overcome challenges / obstacles, we’d love to meet and talk about your future at L3Harris! 

Our team is dedicated to recruiting and building a diverse, high-performance team that is passionate about what they do. We are unified in our shared dedication to our quest for professional development and our customers’ success. At L3Harris we continuously strive to provide 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.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical leadership to a multi-discipline team of engineers from proposal development to production through sustainment
• Generate and maintain concepts of operation and use cases; develop, decompose, and trace multi-level requirements; and lead specialty engineering disciplines (reliability, maintainability, availability, safety, etc.)
• Lead integration and test of systems, subsystems, and related hardware, software, & firmware components
• Provide technical leadership performing data analysis, modeling, and simulation to guide design and to find underlying root cause of problems
• Develop and update test plans, procedures, and reports
• Work in a highly dynamic hardware & software development and integration lab
• Be the primary technical point of contact for your internal and external customers, leading preparation and presentation of the technical material for project and design reviews
• Obtain and maintain and future clearances required

Qualifications:

• 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 with RF and/or Electronic Warfare.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineering or related Engineering discipline
• Experience with larger electronic systems, especially those that include antennas, receivers, and digital signal processing
• Experience with Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), System Requrements Review (SRRs). 
• Experience with SysML / Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Familiarity with IBM Rational DOORs or other requirements traceability tools
• Experience with system performance requirements, system design requirements, interface documents, test plans and test procedures
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary Engineering team (spanning systems, software, firmware, hardware, mechanical, etc.)
• Familiarity with one or more of the following key skill areas: Signal Processing, Tracking, Sensor Fusion, Receivers (Digital and Analog), Synchronizer / Timing, logic design, computer architecture, Systems Engineering Processes, LabView, CEESIM, Software (Interface, Visualization)
• Experience with RF systems including ESM, radar, or communication systems is desired
• Experience with total system product development to include reliability, maintainability, availability, fault tolerant design, EMI / EMC, and environmental requirements
• Understanding of applicable programming and scripting languages for analysis and test (such as MATLAB, Python, Excel/VBA, C/C++, Java)
• Ability to convey technical information and ideas in a clear and concise manner, including executive communication and technical presentations

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $125,000 - $232,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close 05/12/2025.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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