Manager, Systems Engineer; Spacecraft Bus Group Lead

L3

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Job Title:
Scientist, Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle)
Job Code: 25558
Job Location:
Fort Wayne, IN

Job Description:
L3

Harris' Space and Airborne Systems seeks a Space Vehicle Engineer to join our growing team in the Spectral Solutions Division supporting growing Weather and Missile Warning/Missile Defense mission areas. The person in this position will serve as a dedicated program Space Vehicle Engineer at L3

Harris, responsible for the execution of the Space Vehicle within cost, schedule and technical constraints. This includes all phases of the program execution lifecycle:
Design, Development, Integration and Test, and Mission Operations. The Space Vehicle Engineer will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team of electrical, mechanical and software engineers and analysts through the integration of the spacecraft bus, EO/IR or hyperspectral imaging mission payload, and communications and network payloads. The role will include interfacing with both Program Management and Customers, providing status on the integration activities of the Space Vehicle as well as interfacing with both Mission and Ground Systems Engineering teams to ensure the Space Vehicle meets requirements and User needs.

Essential Functions:

• Lead program Space Vehicle (SV) engineering scope, including integration activities for all phases of the program life cycle

• Drive trade studies to closure – ensuring cost, technical and schedule reflects program priorities

• Review SV engineering work products for consistency and accuracy

• Work with Mission and Ground Systems Engineering teams to flow down requirements to applicable subsystems, develop Space Vehicle level Con Ops, and implement Space to Ground and Bus to Payload Interface Control Documents.

• Lead Space Vehicle portions of major technical reviews and failure investigations

• Chair engineering review boards to ensure all changes to the technical baseline are coordinated internally and externally

• Coordinate with Space Vehicle engineering peers to ensure implementation of lessons learned and best practices

• Ability to achieve DoD S/TS security clearances

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 leading multidisciplinary technical teams in executing space vehicle programs

• Experience with major program design reviews across the program life cycle (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR, etc)

• Experience with system-level requirements verification including allocation, flowdown, analysis, testing, & demonstration

• Experience leading systems engineering teams in executing/backlog programs

• Experience managing/leveraging technical, cost and schedule requirements

• Experience with Hardware/Software integration, testing, and troubleshooting

• Experience working with external suppliers and subcontractors

• Experience in mentoring and growing technical staff

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active DoD security clearances

• Familiarity with EO/IR, Hyperspectral Imaging and/or Sounder mission payloads

• Familiarity with System-level performance analysis (e.g., image analysis, thermal analysis, structural analysis, end-to-end performance, reliability analysis)

• Strong understanding in space vehicle subsytem designs:
Power, Thermal, Communications (Optical or RF), Data…