Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer
L3HARRIS Technologies
Rochester, NY · Posted October 21, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer
Job Code: 45756
Job Location: Rochester, NY
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
This Systems Engineer will lead technical concept and architectural design development activities for Tactical Communication products, informed by interaction with both internal and external customers. The candidate will be required to provide technical support to Business Development teams and Product Development teams.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively across the Mission Critical Communications (MCC) Engineering organization to focus on the Requirements Management, Technical Baseline Creation, Review and Approval, Technical Roadmap Creation and System Engineering process compliance activities including, but not limited to, process artifact review and approval and Risk Management/Analysis. The Systems Engineer will partner closely with both Engineering Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts across MCC Engineering to ensure consistent strategy, direction, and alignment on continuous improvement initiatives
Essential Functions:
Partner closely with Business Development teams, Engineering Project teams and Engineering Discipline Team leads to ensure consistent strategy, direction, and alignment with the Segment Strategic Growth Plan (SGP).
Lead technology initiatives beyond their own core technical specialty, relying on team members from other specific disciplines as required.
Work collaboratively across the engineering organization to focus on the Requirements Management, Technical Baseline Creation, Review and Approval, Technical Roadmap Creation and aspects of System Engineering process compliance including, but not limited to, process artifact review and approval, leading solution design reviews, and Risk Management/Analysis.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
Experience working within a large multidisciplinary engineering team is required.
Demonstrated communication, and interpersonal skills.
The ability to assess and report technical project status, risks and issues.
The ability to generate accurate estimates for System NRE costs.
Active Secret clearance preferred
Experience with DOORS requirements management software.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
Experience with system verification.
Tactical Communications Product Design Experience
System Verification
Experience writing specifications, design, ConOps, and Interface Control Documents.
Flexibility to travel for customer purposes.
Ability to lead functional analysis, detailed trade studies and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $92,500 to $171,500. 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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