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Lead System Engineer

L3Harris

Salt Lake City, UT · Posted October 22, 2026

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About the job

J ob Title: Lead, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 46523

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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

Job Description:

Systems Engineer Lead will work within ISR Networks Systems team. Position will work within various programs such as Global Hawk, Triton, Hawklink, and P-8A. This role will focus on working with requirements and system design from the inception of the contract to the delivery and sustainment of product. This position will work as a program leader in directing programs to a successful completion.

Essential Functions:

Support the Program Manager and Program Engineer with Systems level technical support

Define and verify System Level Requirements

Work Product Documentation such as System and lower level specifications, Interface Control Documents, Block Diagrams, and Interconnect diagrams.

Testing and Troubleshooting product in a lab environment.

Using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to mangage the Cost and Schedule of engineering tasking.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Experience working in Systems Engineering and with Engineering processes.

Able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience in working with EVMS as a Control Account Manager

Experience working on DoD contracts

Experience working within a lab setting and performing Design Verification type testing.

Lead Systems Engineering experience

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