Title:  Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 28725

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our Canoga Park, CA office.  Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics for space launch, missile defense, and tactical missile and armament customers through domestic markets.

Essential Functions:

Working under limited general supervision, the Systems Engineer is fully accountable for independently performing engineering assignments requiring working knowledge of application of concepts, practices, and techniques following established policies, procedures, and best practices.  This also requires a detailed understanding of the hardware and its functions.  Job responsibilities include:

• 60% - Develops systems, subsystem, and component requirements for rocket propulsion systems product development. Responsible for derivation, allocation, and documentation of requirements in requirements database and specifications. Coordinates requirements and related specification change management with IPT members. Defines and coordinates requirements verification plans with integrated product team members, plans and manages compliance assessment and certification.
• 15% - Performs functional analysis and coordinates system trade studies. Coordinates selection of optimized concept baselines through benefit/cost trades in support of definition of system architecture and objectives.
• 15% - Coordinates project risk and opportunity assessment and management, and prepares and reports results on mitigation plans. May direct, coordinate and review the work of a small staff of engineers and/or technicians; estimates personnel needs and schedules and assigns work to meet completion date.
• 10% - Communicates results in oral presentations and written communication. Represents the organization in meetings/teleconferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. Or, as individual researcher or staff specialist may be assisted on projects by other engineers or technicians.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to plan, coordinate, and implement systems engineering processes to ensure success of rocket system design development.
• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS requirements management software expected.
• Experience with SysML modeling language.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools and techniques desired.
• Related industry experience in Systems Engineering disciplines (product development cycle requirements management, risk management, integration) for aerospace/rocket propulsion system design development.
• Coursework in Systems Engineering (requirements management, risk management, product development cycle) disciplines and liquid rocket propulsion strongly desired.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software.
• Advanced degree desirable.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the state of California is $90,500- 168,500.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.

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