Lead, Systems Engineering - Avionics

Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 18026

Job Location: Waco, Texas – (Responsibilities must be performed on-site)

Job Schedule: 5/8 Work Schedule – (Monday thru Friday)

Job Description:   

L3Harris is actively seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer (SE) to support requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Lead Design and development of physical architectures incorporating CNS/ATM equipment into airborne systems for military and commercial customers.
• Translate the customer requirements into unique verifiable system level requirements.
• Define requirement traceability methods.
• Lead systems engineering trade study processes.
• Evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish the system design.
• Approve the technical data package (electrical wiring diagrams, mechanical integration drawings, analysis reports, etc.), ensuring that the design details trace to system requirements.
• Write effective verification test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
• Prepare and deliver effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals.

Job Qualification Requirements:  

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate engineering discipline Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Physics, etc. is preferred. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Minimum of 13 years of prior work experience in a directly applicable field.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to use standard Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Ability to operate within a Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM); TeamCenter preferred
• Experience conducting first article verification testing
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Experience working with subcontractors and US Government customers.
• Experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead teams through a system development and integration cycle.