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Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer (Palm Bay, FL - TS/SCI Clearance)

L3Harris

Palm Bay, FL · Posted November 5, 2026

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 45742

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

This position will be responsible for providing Systems Engineering support & leadership for space based and associated subsystems across multiple responsive space programs in the Space & Mission Systems Segment of L3Harris Technologies, specifically supporting the Surveillance Systems Division. The senior specialist systems engineer will work in a cross functional teams supporting programs through the full lifecycle: program pursuit, proposal, execution and operations. The ideal candidate thrives in a rapid pace execution schedule, leverages their technical trouble shooting skills and communicates promptly with leadership about progress or roadblocks.

Essential Functions:

Senior Specialist Systems Engineer will provide engineering services in a broad field of engineering, research, evaluation, and development for highly complex and technical space-based and airborne aerospace products. Solves complex development problems in area of specialization or in implementing special and/or design engineering projects to a wide range of products, projects, or programs. Uses the application of systems engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques. With minimal direction will be able to specify, architect, analyze, model, establish flow downs and verify designs, test and verify complex engineering tasks in electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, software, systems, and/or hardware components. Presents analysis of designs to Design Review Boards. Participate in proposal teams when applicable.

Work with SMEs to be the voice of the customer and lead technically through the product/program full life cycle including advanced R&D, capture, proposals, design, integration & test, verification, and sustainment

Lead coordination with System Integration and Test engineer responsible for the assembly, integration, and testing of payload & space vehicle subsystems including power, attitude control, T&C (Telemetry & Command), C&DH (Command & Data Handling), and inter-subsystem interfaces to ensure all requirements are met

Collaborate with SMEs to perform hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation

Collaborate with SMEs to define and ensure interface requirements are properly flowed down to each subsystem and coordinated between subsystems including key suppliers such as for bus components or subsystems

Collaborate with SMEs to ensure subsystem verification testing and analysis is performed with appropriate modeling of inter-subsystem interfaces

Participate in and present information for internal and external technical reviews including peer reviews, requirements reviews, design reviews, qualification reviews and customer System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)

Lead subsystem and system level testing including data reviews, anomaly investigations and RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) closure

Lead program technical and management leadership

Support and lead technical discussions with customers

Experience with requirements derivation and tracking using DOORs (or equivalent) including requirements verification traceability matrix (RVTM).

Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a 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

Experience in Systems Engineering or other engineering role in an aerospace program environment

Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering team through various aspects of the system lifecycle

Experience supporting system integration or manufacturing activities

TS/SCI clearance is required

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering team through various aspects of the system lifecycle

Ability to perform in-depth technical work while being able to communicate effectively with multiple disciplines, program office personnel and customers

Organization skills to be able to support multi-disciplined teams and working to proper technical closure while managing schedule, cost and customer expectations

Ability to identify any gaps in technical coverage to appropriate leadership during all phases of program execution; help fill in any gaps, when possible

Experience executing commercial, firm-fixed price development programs for space

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