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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. L3Harris Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index.

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L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 44985

Job Location: Carlsbad, California

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

Job Description:

The Tactical Data Links group of the Communications & Spectrum Dominance segment is seeking a Systems Engineering Specialist to develop and support tactical communication systems. As a level 3 Systems Engineering Specialist your responsibilities may include proposal efforts, requirements definition/allocation, conceptual design, tradeoffs, detailed design and drawings, prototype build, and integration and test.

Essential Functions:

  • Perform core Systems Engineering tasks including technical baselines, trade studies, requirements management, design reviews, validation & verification, implementation, and customer support.
  • Participate in technical briefings, design reviews and documentation reviews per standard development processes. Prepare for and participate in technical reviews and discussions.
  • Translate end-user/customer needs into implementable and verifiable systems requirements.
  • Understand capabilities and limitations of underlying technologies and products
  • Generate verifiable product level requirements from high level system requirements
  • Establish relationships and coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to align end-to-end system requirements with product roadmaps
  • Support and drive development of complex system designs and service delivery
  • Perform operational analysis and develop concept of operations, design and implementation plans
  • Develop and deliver presentations to communicate design activity plans and status to internal and external customers
  • Up to 20% travel time
  • Able to obtain a security clearance or have an active DOD Secret Clearance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering field and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering field and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Knowledge of Link 16
  • Knowledge of Test Equipment including but not limited to O-Scopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Signal Generators
  • Ability to derive and decompose requirements to multiple sub-systems
  • Ability to conceptualize, design, implement, and test complex RF, electrical & mechanical systems
  • Experience in system test and production test
  • Experience with RF Chain Analysis
  • Experience with MBSE
  • Experience designing Test Fixture and Interface Test Adapter (ITA) designs that meet performance, cost, and manufacturability goals
  • Experience with JIRA, JAMA Connect, IBM DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler, or Cameo Enterprise Architecture.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $92,500 MIN - $171,500 MAX. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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