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Sr Specialist, Systems Engineer

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Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/20/2026
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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: 37895

Job Location: Salt Lake City- UT

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours working- and have every other Friday off

L3Harris' Spectrum Superiority segment is currently seeking a Systems Engineer to support multiple programs, with an emphasis on Systems Integration and Test. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, UT facility.

Position Overview:

L3Harris is seeking a Systems Engineer to contribute to the life-cycle support of systems from conceptual development through product phase-out. This position encompasses proposal support, requirements analysis and management, technical documentation, design oversight participation, and design synthesis in a multi-functional engineering environment.

The role maintains a strong focus on Integration and Test (I&T) to support the development, verification, and validation of complex systems. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for planning and executing systems integration activities, developing test strategies, and ensuring system performance meets defined requirements across hardware, software, and networked components.

Essential Responsibilities:

Assist in the planning and conduct of technical projects or portions of projects in a focused, high productivity environment

Capture and manage customer and derived requirements, as well as the decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, ensuring traceability from a verification test matrix back to original customer and system level derived requirements

Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, analyze configuration and processing solutions, and test conformance to specifications

Employ best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products

Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule

Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives

Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services

Lead or support design reviews

Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activities

Required Qualifications:

An ABET (EAC/CAC) accredited Bachelor's of Science degree in an engineering discipline, and 6 or more years of relevant experience

Currently hold a DoD security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for Communications, Open Systems Architecture, Satellite Communications, and/or Electronic Warfare systems

Presentation and communication skills

Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines

Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering

Understand coordination of projects and roles of technical support personnel

Ability to work independently

System Security Testing experience

Experience with system integration, test, and verification in a complex system environment

Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Jama)

Experience developing and executing test procedures and test plans

Understanding of system lifecycle processes and systems engineering fundamentals

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues across hardware and software domains

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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