Lead, Systems Engineering - Avionics - L3Harris Technologies

Job Title: Lead, Systems Engineering – Avionics

Job Code: 16115

Job Location: Greenville, Texas – (Responsibilities must be performed on-site)

Job Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule – (Every other Friday is a non-workday)

Job Description:   

The Lead Systems Engineer will supervise a team supporting the requirements, design, development, test, integration, and troubleshooting of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on airborne platforms.  The Lead SE will be a subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project engineering and management. They will manage large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction on and off-site. Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results.

Essential Functions:

• Review and evaluate electrical wiring diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements
• Understand test, integration, verification, and validation planning
• Write effective verification test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements
• Translate the voice of the customer into system level requirements
• Perform requirement traceability
• Develop and evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system designs
• Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to non-technical professionals
• Extended hours at times

Job Qualification Requirements:  

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.

• Must possess an active DoD Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.

• Hands-on experience with testing, integrating, and verifying Avionics hardware and/or software
• Aircraft communication system integration and communications ground/flight test support
• Experience writing subsystem specifications based on system level requirements
• Experience configuring equipment
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Teamcenter, etc.
• Experience conducting verification testing
• Experience developing, authoring, and implementing system test plans
• Familiarity with Aircraft Maintenance Manuals
• Familiarity with FAA documentation (Regulations, Advisory Circulars, Airworthiness Directives, etc.)
• Experience engineering efforts involving FAA-certified general/transport category aircraft
• Experience troubleshooting aircraft systems including diagnosis of malfunctions
• Qualifications must be quantifiable and measurable
• Willingness to travel

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communications skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Teamcenter, etc.