Scientist, Systems Engineering; Space Vehicle Thermal

Scientist, Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle Thermal)

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Scientist, Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle Thermal)

31709

Rochester, NY;
Palm Bay, FL;
Ft. Wayne, IN

L3

Harris' Space and Airborne Systems seeks an Enterprise Space Vehicle (SV) Thermal Engineer to join our growing team. The individual in this position will serve as an Enterprise SV Thermal Lead across the Space Sector at L3

Harris, responsible for the technical strategy, execution and mentoring of SV Thermal Engineers. This includes all phases of the program lifecycle:
Capture and Proposal, Program Execution and Operations. The Enterprise SV Thermal Lead will be responsible for leading teams of SV‑level thermal engineers through the product life cycle activities ranging from initial requirements and architectures, design and development, integration and test and operations. The role will include occasional direct support to Programs and Customers to ensure execution activities of all functional disciplines for existing portfolio programs and new pursuits.

• Establish and standardize SV‑level thermal engineering activities for all phases of the program life cycle
• Develop processes for standardizing SV‑level requirements derivation and flow down
• Develop guidelines for SV‑level trade studies, common analyses and integration activities tailorable for each mission area and program
• Review program SV‑level thermal engineering work products for consistency
• Support major technical reviews and failure investigations as an Independent Reviewer
• Mentor and train program SV‑level Thermal Engineers
• Hold monthly working group meetings across program SV‑level thermal engineers to share lessons learned, best practices, ongoing concerns/issues, and potential opportunities
• Ensure engineering excellence on executing programs through consistent and repeatable SV‑level thermal engineering activities across the Sector
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance
• Ability to travel as required

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• Prior experience in following areas:
  • Space Vehicle thermal performance analysis such as vehicle‑level thermal capability analyses, thermal backload assessment, radiator sizing
  • Integrated Space Vehicle Thermal CSCIs for end‑to‑end mission performance
  • Internal and external thermal interface management
  • Space vehicle thermal fault management architectures and design
  • Leading both internal and external supplier thermal engineering teams
  • Thermal/Firmware integration with hardware, testing, and troubleshooting
  • Strong track record of leading thermal engineering teams through all phases of a space program; pursuits and proposal, design and development, integration and test, and operations
  • Experience in mentoring and growing technical staff

• TS/SCI preferred
• Test bed and simulator design process
• Well versed in fleshing out physical and functional interface details such as thermistor read‑out, heater electrical requirements, radiative view factor impacts, etc
• Familiarity with SW engineering processes such as Agile/Waterfall, Dev Sec Ops , CI…