Senior Scientist, Systems Engineer; Palm Bay, FL

Position: Senior Scientist, Systems Engineer (Palm Bay, FL)
Job Title:

Senior Scientist, Systems Engineering Job Code: 46554

Job Location:

Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule:

Standard 9-80

Job Description:

L3

Harris Technologies is seeking a highly motivated and innovative technical leader to serve as a Lead Pursuit Engineer (LPE)/Chief Engineer for a large space mission / program in the concept, capture, and proposal phase.  This role is focused on shaping the technical baseline for the pursuit and preparing the solution for a successful transition into development.  The LPE/Chief Engineer will serve as the technical baseline lead across capture and proposal, responsible for architecture development, requirements maturation, solution definition, technical discriminators, reuse strategy, technical risk and opportunity management, and planning for executable technical scope, cost, and schedule.  

Following pursuit, this role is expected to provide continuity into program execution by helping establish engineering strategy, drive cross-functional technical alignment, and support holistic engineering performance across cost, schedule, and technical execution.  This leadership role is responsible for driving a cross-functional engineering team to mature a compelling, affordable, and executable solution aligned to customer mission needs and business objectives.  This position will have a direct interface with customers, suppliers, and stakeholder leadership.  

The position is located in Palm Bay, FL and will be primarily on-site work in unclassified and classified facilities. The LPE/Chief Engineer will partner closely with engineering disciplines, operations, supply chain, business development, finance, program management, security, and quality to develop the integrated technical baseline for the bid and support a disciplined transition into development and later execution.  In addition, this role will own preparation of technical baseline packages, proposal cost estimates, proposal technical volume inputs, trade studies, design-to-cost planning, reuse strategy, and customer-facing technical material.  

Once the program moves beyond capture, this role will help drive engineering strategy aligned to program and business priorities, support engineering plans and resource alignment, and promote adherence to quality, safety, regulatory, and organizational process expectations.  This is also a growing business area and additional new business opportunities are expected.

Essential Functions:

Full responsibility for development and ownership of the integrated technical baseline across capture, proposal, and early development transition activities on the program. Lead and integrate cross-functional teams to define architecture, requirements, design concepts, technical discriminators, and executable plans aligned to customer mission needs. Serve as the primary technical decision-maker for the pursuit baseline and communicate key technical positions, assumptions, risks, and opportunities to leadership, customers, and teammates.

Lead complex activities, including concept development, architecture trades, requirements definition, MBSE and modeling, design analysis, and verification planning. Apply knowledge of DoD missions, with emphasis on space systems, to shape competitive, affordable, and executable mission solutions. Own technical review content and proposal artifacts, including technical baseline packages, proposal cost estimates, technical volume inputs, BOEs, should-cost or Design-to-Cost activities, and customer-facing technical material.

Provide continuity from pursuit into program start-up by helping establish engineering strategy, technical plans, priorities, and resource alignment that support executable development and later program success. Provide mentorship,…