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Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3HARRIS Technologies

Carlsbad, CA · Posted October 20, 2026

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Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code : 46293

Job Location: Carlsbad, CA

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 4 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. May manage large projects or processes at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products.

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

Support the development of other employees by providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees.

Support the development of test plans, procedures & cases

Develop and deliver presentations to communicate design activity plans and status to internal and external customers

Up to 10% travel time

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.

Active Secret security clearance

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 is $92,500 - $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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