Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer (Remote Sensing Payloads)

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  Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineer (Remote Sensing Payloads)

Job Code: 22496

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80

 

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position will be familiar with the design, development, integration, and testing of remote sensing payloads and the modeling/simulation thereof.

 

L3Harris is looking for Systems Engineers to help design the next generation of space systems as well as improve current on orbit systems.

 

Essential Functions:

• Lead/support performance analysis for space-based remote sensors
• Lead/support systems engineering trade studies, CONOP development, and modeling/simulation efforts
• Develop and improve instrument documentation, processes, and test procedures
• Lead/support requirements analysis, decomposition, and generation at various levels of the system
• Lead/support requirements traceability and development of test plans to cover requirements
• Lead/support integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software
• Provide support to engineering in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications
• Support engineering in the verification of compliance to requirements and validate performance behavior
• Utilize work experience to become Subject Matter Expert in the relative area
• Obtain and maintain security clearance
  
   

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.
  
   

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active secret security clearance or higher
• Experience with software development language(s), such as C/C++ or Python
• Experience as part of a multi-discipline technical team
• Inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team
• Collaboration across all levels of leadership
• Worked with general direction or supervision in a demanding environment
• Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation
• Experience with estimating and managing costs
• Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in areas such as EO/IR, RF, or space payload and spacecraft bus subsystems
• Experience with active remote sensing payloads
• Knowledge of satellite communication protocols and standards.
• Familiarity with geospatial information systems (GIS) and data visualization tools
• Familiarity with program management, cost account management, integrated product teams

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