Lead Systems Engineer

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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.

We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for a full‑time, in‑office position supporting the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) and related enterprise systems engineering efforts. ATLAS serves as the mission processing system within a broader system‑of‑systems effort to replace the legacy Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC), fielded in 1979. Working with the ATLAS Chief Systems Engineer, this role will provide technical leadership across the system development lifecycle, from stakeholder needs and requirements definition through architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, and operational support.

The Lead Systems Engineer will collaborate with program leadership, customers, enterprise stakeholders, and cross‑functional engineering teams to align ATLAS capabilities with broader mission objectives, maintain interoperability with related systems, and meet performance requirements within cost and schedule constraints.

• Work with the ATLAS Chief Systems Engineer to lead assigned systems engineering activities across the ATLAS program and support related enterprise and system‑of‑systems initiatives.
• Collaborate with government, customer, and enterprise stakeholders to capture mission needs, requirements, and use cases; maintain traceability through ATLAS design, implementation, integration, and verification.
• Assess how ATLAS requirements, interfaces, and design changes affect related systems and end‑to‑end mission capabilities.
• Coordinate with engineering teams across related programs to define and manage external interfaces, integration dependencies, and interoperability requirements.
• Support alignment of ATLAS architecture and technical baselines with applicable enterprise architectures, standards, and capability roadmaps.
• Lead or support system and system‑of‑systems integration and test activities, including assessments of functionality, timing, interfaces, and end‑to‑end mission performance.
• Identify and manage program‑level and cross‑program technical risks and dependencies; elevate issues requiring Chief Systems Engineer, program leadership, or enterprise stakeholder decisions.
• Participate in program and enterprise technical forums to communicate status, resolve cross‑system issues, and support coordinated technical planning.

• 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 applying systems engineering principles throughout the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, and verification.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and translating system requirements into actionable development priorities.
• Experience coordinating technical activities across…