Sr Scientist Systems Engineer Space Vehicle Architect 21404

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse highperforming talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote worklife success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values dedication to our communities and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry. With customers missioncritical needs always in mind our more than 50000 employees deliver endtoend technology solutions connecting the space air land sea and cyber domains.

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

Job Code: 21404

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 and Operations phase. This role is based heavily in the preaward 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 objectives
• Ability to perform top level mission analysis and trades such as conops DITL coverage maps revisit rates etc in support of mission formulation
• Perform top level system and subsystem sizing in multiple space vehicle disciplines: thermal propulsion attitude control orbit dynamics electrical power avionics mechanical telecom etc
• Lead agile technical teams in performing detail system and subsystem trades and analyses
• Incorporate lessons learned from existing programs into future baselines to improve engineering excellence and program

Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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 experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience in following areas:
  • Frontend concept development for space vehicle technologies
  • Technical response on mission or space vehicle white papers RFI and RFP efforts
  • Systemlevel requirements verification including allocation flowdown analysis testing & demonstration
  • Strong understanding in space vehicle design considerations in various orbital regimes: radiation space charging thermal telecom power propulsion disposal etc
  • System level orbital analysis to optimize coverage and revisit times
  • Familiarity with Systemlevel performance analysis (e.g. image analysis thermal analysis structural analysis endtoend performance reliability analysis)
  • Hardware/Software integration testing and troubleshooting
• Experience in mentoring and growing technical staff
• Experience balancing technical cost and schedule requirements

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with Digital Engineering and MBSE tools such as DOORs CAMEO CREO JIRA
• Track record of leading technical teams in mission and/or space vehicle pursuits including RFI RFP responses resulting in contract award
• Accustomed to leading technical engagement with internal and external customers in formal presentations as well as informal brainstorming sessions
• Experience in authoring technical volumes publications white papers intellectual property
• Experience with systemlevel requirements verification including allocation flowdown analysis testing & demonstration
• Well 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 in Colorado State Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota Vermont and New York State is $157000$291000. For California Seattle Washington D.C. Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area the city of Denver Washington State and New York City the salary range for this role is $180500$335000. 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 companypaid 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 May 31 2025.

#LIKB1

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.

By submitting your rsum for this position you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your rsum as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or other related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drugfree workplace and performs preemployment substance abuse testing and background checks where permitted by law.

L3Harris Technologies is an EVerify Employer. Please click here for the EVerify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work please click here for English or Spanish.