Title:  Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 47587

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80 work schedule where employees work 80 hours over nine days and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Communication Systems is seeking a Specialist, Systems Engineer, Integration and Verification, to support development, test, and production efforts for mission critical defense communication systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with hands on experience in systems integration, verification testing, technical documentation, and troubleshooting across hardware and software environments. The selected candidate will help execute verification activities, resolve field and laboratory issues, and improve system readiness through disciplined systems engineering support.

Essential Functions:

• Support systems engineering activities across requirements verification, integration, test, deployment, and sustainment for defense communication systems.
• Develop and execute verification test procedures and document results against customer and internal requirements.
• Analyze recurring field and laboratory failures, identify root causes, and support corrective actions that improve reliability and service life.
• Coordinate with hardware, software, test, manufacturing, and operations teams to resolve technical issues and maintain program execution.
• Develop and maintain operations, maintenance, network, and laboratory documentation that improves troubleshooting and configuration control.
• Support prototype and production programs, including laboratory modernization, relocations, readiness planning, and asset tracking improvements.
• Conduct troubleshooting on returned field hardware and support restoration of systems to operational status where feasible.
• Contribute technical input to proposal, concept, and rapid prototype efforts with cross functional engineering teams.
• Travel up to 10% within the continental United States to support returned hardware troubleshooting, laboratory activities, and technical coordination.
• Support work on programs that require a United States Secret security clearance.

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:

• Experience serving as a lead systems verification engineer or lead systems engineer on prototype or production efforts.
• Experience analyzing field failure trends and supporting root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Familiarity with laboratory data networks, test station configuration, and infrastructure changes in engineering laboratories.
• Experience planning laboratory relocations or modernization activities with minimal disruption to test operations.
• Background with circuit card assembly tracking, asset traceability, and hardware availability improvements.
• Experience supporting returned field hardware troubleshooting and software restoration.
• Strong technical writing for operations, maintenance, and verification documentation.
• Experience working within a lab setting and performing Design Verification type testing.

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