Manager, System Engineering

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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.

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Harris Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced, highly organized, detail-oriented Product Strategy & Lifecycle Engineering Manager to establish and lead a new group supporting the Tactical Data Link (TDL) product portfolio. The group will focus on product-line direction, long-term planning, and customer-facing sustainment engineering to support current needs and future opportunities.

This is a working managerial position requiring the candidate to perform technical tasks approximately 75% of the time and provide leadership, direction, and oversight to a team of approximately 8–15 engineers and technical personnel approximately 25% of the time. The candidate and team will be accountable for technical product roadmaps, lifecycle planning, sustainment engineering, and resolution of customer-facing technical challenges across the TDL product portfolio.

The manager will also ensure activities are appropriately staffed, resourced, and prioritized to support program commitments, customer needs, and long-term product objectives.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on systems engineering and leadership skills, experience supporting products throughout their lifecycle, and the ability to translate customer needs into actionable technical priorities. This role requires close collaboration with Design & Development Engineering, Project Engineers, Program Managers, Business Development, and Production and Depot Operations to align product strategy, sustainment activities, and future capabilities with business objectives.

• Perform hands‑on technical work approximately 75% of the time and provide management, leadership, and oversight approximately 25% of the time for a team of approximately 8–15 engineers and technical personnel.
• Lead product‑line technical direction and develop and maintain long‑term product roadmaps that align customer needs, sustainment requirements, technology evolution, and future business opportunities.
• Apply systems engineering expertise and knowledge of electronic communications and Tactical Data Link (TDL) technologies to product planning, technical assessments, and lifecycle support.
• Oversee and coordinate customer‑facing sustainment engineering, including technical inquiries, troubleshooting, platform integration support, and resolution of field, production, and depot issues.
• Translate customer feedback, operational needs, and product performance trends into prioritized technical requirements, product improvements, and lifecycle initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engineering Leadership, Program Management, and Business Development to align product priorities, develop technical proposals and estimates, and establish achievable budgets and schedules.
• Ensure the group is appropriately staffed and resourced to meet program…