Van Nuys - Lead, Systems Engineer 5
Van Nuys, CA

Job Description

Title: Systems Engineer - Lead - Van Nuys, CA

Job ID: ES20192606-31859

Job Description:

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue, 50,000 employees and customers in more than 130 countries. L3Harris.com

* Subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of complex radar systems and in-depth knowledge of project management.
* Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization, including IRAD, with minimal oversight or direction.
* A key member in defining the technology roadmap, as well as the product line road map and influence the IRAD proposal generation and implementation.
* Guide the prototyping of new technologies to demonstrate capabilities and potential use.
* Involved in proposal generation, Red Team reviews, and customer discussions for all new radar system development. Involved in the evaluation of product synergies between Harris centers of excellence.
* Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches.
* Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products.
* Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results.

Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area. May develop new concepts or standards. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain. Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.

Qualifications:

* BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or other related field.
* Technical principles, theories and concepts of basic RF transmitter, receiver, and antenna design principles
* 9+ years of relevant work experience in the following:
* RF Source and measurement instruments (i.e. Spectrum analyzer, Vector Analyzer, Signal Generators, etc.) Probability, statistics, random processes, communications theory, estimation theory, digital signal processing
* Knowledge of embedded processors and digital hardware
* Ability to lead a complex effort, collaborate with HW/SW design functions in the design and development of a system
* Basic understanding of technical principles, theories and concepts of RF transmitter, receiver, and antenna design principles
* Basic understanding of Software components including firmware, operating systems, drivers, applications and other computing system software
* Basic understanding of hardware components including electrical equipment, digital processing hardware (ASIC, CPLD, FPGA), circuit boards, microprocessor systems, computer system architectures and interfaces

Preferred:

* MS in Electrical Engineering, or other related field
* Understanding of applicable programming and scripting languages for analysis and test (such as MATLAB, Excel/VBA, and programming languages such as C/C++, Perl, Python)
* Understanding of the Systems Engineering requirements of DoD Directive 5000.01 Defense Acquisition System
* Working knowledge of SysML and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles for System Level design of EW components.

This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a SECRET security clearance in order to obtain a clearance you need to be a US Citizen and show proof of citizenship.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris 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.

L3 Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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.

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