Scientist, Advanced Concept Systems Engineer 1

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L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title :   Scientist, Systems Engineer

Job Code :   24295

Job Location :   Wilmington, MA; Rochester, NY, or DMV area

Job Schedule : 9 / 80

Job Description :

The Advanced Concept Engineer (ACE) provides strategic technical leadership to draw upon L3Harris' technical competencies to meet the business needs of L3Harris and its customers. The ACE is the technical interface between L3Harris and our customers’ engineering staff, supporting the Business Development staff in the creation of new business opportunities. The successful ACE will engage with customer, engineering, operations, and management personnel to define and document the customer’s mission needs, CONOPS and requirements; perform trade studies; engage L3Harris Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to architect an affordable solution carrying acceptable risk; and provide technical leadership to capture and proposal efforts. The ACE considers the needs, resources, and constraints, including the customer mission, budget limitations, technical preferences, physics boundaries, and the political climate building trust and recognition with the customer.  This role requires experience in systems engineering, system-level architecture development, competitive assessment, cost / benefit analyses, and technical management.

The ACE should have subject matter expertiese in multiple technical domains, learning agility, and an entrepreneurial personality.  The role requires demonstrated leadership across multiple disciplines, with significant expertise in model-based design and operations for large scale systems integrating multiple technologies and system life-cycle sustainment. The individual will work directly with business development and senior management to define solutions against customer needs and document in technical presentations, white papers, and proposals.

Essential Functions :

• Interpret customers’ mission needs; identify mission gaps and customer priorities and challenges in closing these gaps

Advocates the customer’s critical needs to internal stakeholders

Synthesis and life cycle ownership of system architecture aligned to mission needs

Demonstrates broad knowledge of relevant technology and solution providers; accesses SMEs as needed to refine technical content and validate feasibility

Qualifications :

Preferred Additional Skills :

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 $130,500-$242,500. FThe salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $150,000-$278,000. 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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