What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer position at Harris Corporation?
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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 42032
Job Location: Salt Lake City- UT
Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to support Relay Next, a complex communications program with multiple enclaves that process and route data from line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) systems. The successful candidate will provide technical and programmatic leadership across cross-functional engineering teams, helping align customer requirements, technical execution, cost, schedule, risk, and delivery commitments. This position is well suited to an engineer with Control Account Manager (CAM), earned value management, and defense-program execution experience.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred Additional Skills:
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
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L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 42032
Job Location: Salt Lake City- UT
Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to support Relay Next, a complex communications program with multiple enclaves that process and route data from line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) systems. The successful candidate will provide technical and programmatic leadership across cross-functional engineering teams, helping align customer requirements, technical execution, cost, schedule, risk, and delivery commitments. This position is well suited to an engineer with Control Account Manager (CAM), earned value management, and defense-program execution experience.
Responsibilities:
- Lead integrated project-engineering activities for Relay Next across multiple communications and data-processing enclaves.
- Partner with systems, software, hardware, integration and test, supply chain, and program management teams to translate requirements into executable technical plans.
- Serve in, or support, a Control Account Manager (CAM) role; manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and performance within assigned control accounts.
- Develop and maintain program plans, integrated schedules, estimates, status, and technical performance measures; identify and drive mitigation of cost and schedule risks.
- Support Earned Value Management System (EVMS) activities, including forecasting, variance analysis, corrective actions, and management reporting.
- Coordinate technical reviews, qualification and verification activities, configuration-change decisions, and program milestone events.
- Communicate clear, timely program status and recommendations to internal leadership, customers, suppliers, and partner organizations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 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 12 years of prior related experience.
- Must have an active Top Secret clearance.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM), including EVMS, cost forecasting, schedule management, and risk management.
- Experience supporting communications, data transport, networked systems, or integrated LOS/BLOS system architectures.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and coordinating product integration, qualification, verification, or test activities.
- Experience with integrated master schedules and program tools such as Primavera P6, Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
- Strong customer communication, technical-review, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills in a fast-paced defense environment.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .