Sr. Scientist, Systems Engineering

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Job description

Job Title: Sr. Scientist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 15846

Job Location: Greenville, TX (100% On-site)

Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Must have an Active Secret DOD Security Clearance to be qualified for this position

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Scientist, Systems Engineer that is a proven leader and SIGINT technical subject matter expert. The applicant's duties will include product development, system architecture, proposal writing, technical over-sight, stakeholder collaboration among business development, manufacturing, engineering, and program management, while setting priorities for IRAD development through product roadmaps.

Essential Functions:

• Assist IRAD team in defining scope for adding capabilities to current products as well as creating new products to address emerging needs.
• Understanding of geolocation algorithms such as Kalman filters; be able to mathematically determine performance.
• Work closely with the customer to comprehensively design and implement new system functionality.
• Provide Business Development with the material needed to create new business opportunities.
• Provide technical oversight for execution of contracts to ensure program goals are achieved.
• Participate in proposal teams to align the system approaches for maximum re-use.
• Define SIGINT products to support diverse program requirements.
• Maintain product roadmaps and set IRAD development priorities.
• Coordinates the use of contract budgets to enhance capabilities.
• Facilitate the transfer of products from IRAD to production.
• Can be used for responding to RFIs and RFQs.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or similar with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• Definition and generation of detailed hardware and software specifications for systems, subsystems, and key components.
• Experience using standard Systems Engineering practices to architect, design, and document new systems.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical degree and 15 years of relevant experience. A combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Active Secret DOD Security Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Graduate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical degree.
• Development of test planning/procedures of various test equipment including anechoic chambers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Analog or RF hardware design experience including tuners, receivers, antennas, amplifiers, up/down converters, and radomes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Analysis of customer requirements, including system and sub-system trade studies.
• Digital hardware design experience including FPGAs and processors.
• Entire Program/Engineering Life Cycle Phases and Activities.
• Requirements flow-down to subsystems and components.
• IRAD and Technical Baseline development.
• Developing Interface Control Documents.
• Advanced defense business knowledge.
• Leadership - Task or IPT Leader.
• Requirements Management.
• Technical Communications.
• Proposal Development.

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