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L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Sr Scientist, Systems Engineer (Space Vehicle Architect)

Job Code:  15580

Job Location:  Palm Bay, FL, Rochester, NY, Fort Wayne, IN, San Diego, CA, or Colorado Springs, CO

Job Description:

L3Harris' Space and Airborne Systems seeks an Enterprise Space Vehicle Architect to join our growing team. The person in this position will be deployed as a Enterprise Space Vehicle Architect across the space sector at L3Harris, responsible for the technical strategy and baseline for proposal pursuits. While the focus of this role is primarily on the front end of the program in the Capture, Proposal, the baseline established must also consider the Program Execution and Operations phase. This role is based heavily in the pre-award concept development, initial architecture and development of interfaces and component requirements through preliminary design phase. The Enterprise Space Vehicle Architect will work closely with the program Mission CSE and Space Vehicle Engineer to collaborate with all functional disciplines during new pursuits to establish a technical baseline.

Essential Functions: 

Work closely with Business Development and Customer facing teams to formulate space vehicle concepts for integrated spacecraft busses, mission payloads and communications payloads to meet mission objectivesAbility to perform top level mission analysis and trades such as conops, DITL, coverage maps, revisit rates, etc in support of mission formulationPerform top level system and subsystem sizing in multiple space vehicle disciplines: thermal, propulsion, attitude control, orbit dynamics, electrical power, avionics, mechanical, telecom, etcLead agile technical teams in performing detail system and subsystem trades and analysesIncorporate lessons learned from existing programs into future baselines to improve engineering excellence and program execution

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experienceActive TS/SCI security clearanceExperience in following areas:Front-end concept development for space vehicle technologiesTechnical response on mission or space vehicle white papers, RFI, and RFP effortsSystem-level requirements verification including allocation, flowdown, analysis, testing, & demonstrationStrong understanding in space vehicle design considerations in various orbital regimes: radiation, space charging, thermal, telecom, power, propulsion, disposal, etcSystem level orbital analysis to optimize coverage and revisit timesFamiliarity with System-level performance analysis (e.g., image analysis, thermal analysis, structural analysis, end-to-end performance, reliability analysis)Hardware/Software integration, testing, and troubleshootingExperience in mentoring and growing technical staffExperience balancing technical, cost and schedule requirements

Preferred Additional Skills:

Familiarity with Digital Engineering and MBSE tools such as DOORs, CAMEO, CREO, JIRATrack record of leading technical teams in mission and/or space vehicle pursuits including RFI, RFP responses, resulting in contract awardAccustomed to leading technical engagement with internal and external customers in formal presentations as well as informal brainstorming sessionsExperience in authoring technical volumes, publications, white papers, intellectual propertyExperience with system-level requirements verification including allocation, flowdown, analysis, testing, & demonstrationWell versed in functions, responsibilities and interconnectivities between Space Segment, Ground Segment and Launch Segment

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $153,500 - $285,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close November 30, 2024.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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