Sr Scientist, Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle Fault Management)

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Job Title: Sr Scientist Systems Engineering (Space Vehicle Fault Management)

Job Code: 24995

Job Location: Remote or Palm Bay FL or Rochester NY or Ft. Wayne IN or Colorado Springs CO or San Diego CA

Job Description:

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems seeks a Space Vehicle (SV) Fault Management Engineer to join our growing team. The persindividualon in this position will be serve as an SV Fault management Engineer Lead across the Space Sector at L3Harris responsible for reviewing supplier fault management designs and/or designing developing and implementing fault detection isolation and recovery strategies at the SV level. This includes all phases of the program lifecycle: Capture and Proposal Program Execution and Operations. The SV Fault Management Engineer will be responsible for leading technical teams of spacecraft bus mission payload communication payload and systems engineers through the product life cycle activities ranging from initial requirements and architectures design and development integration and test and operations. The role will include direct support to Programs and Customers to ensure execution activities of all functional disciplines for existing portfolio programs and new pursuits.

Essential Functions:

• Identifying potential failure modes and developing fault trees to understand the impact of system failures on spacecraft operations
• Standardize SV level Fault Management engineering activities for all phases of the program life cycle
• Standardizing SV level fault management requirements derivation and flow down
• Develop guidelines for SV level fault management trade studies analyses and integration activities tailorable for each mission area and program
• Review and/or develop program SV level fault management engineering work products for consistency
• Support major technical reviews and failure investigations as a fault management subject matter expert
• Mentor and train SV level fault management engineers
• Share lessons learned best practices ongoing concerns/issues and potential opportunities across similar programs
• Ensure engineering excellence on executing programs through consistent and repeatable SV level fault management engineering integration activities across the Sector
• 25% travel as required

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.
• Bachelors Degree inSoftware Engineering Systems Engineeringor adjacent field.
• High level of prior experience in following areas:
  • On-orbit operations of space vehicles
  • Space vehicle fault management architectures and designs
  • SV level fault analysis methodologies including reliability models and FMEA/FMECAs
  • Integrating fault detection algorithms and diagnostic capabilities into space vehicle avionics and software systems to enable real-time monitoring and response to anomalies
  • Developing procedures and algorithms for autonomous or operator-assisted responses to system faults including reconfiguration redundancy management and safe mode operations
  • Planning and executing simulations and tests to validate fault management strategies and ensure the robustness of the spacecrafts response to anomalous conditions
  • Generating technical documentation procedures and guidelines for fault management operations and training spacecraft operators on anomaly response procedures.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Familiarity with test bed and simulator design process
• Familiarity with ConOp development
• Familiarity with SW engineering processes such as Agile/Waterfall DevSecOps Cont Integration as well as SW development related to embedded/RT/architecture patterns
• Familiarity with Digital Engineering and MBSE tools such as DOORs CAMEO CREO JIRA
• Strong track record of executing all phases of space vehicle programs (SRR PDR CDR TRR PSR operations etc.)
• System-level requirements verification including allocation flow down analysis testing & demonstration
• Ability to make risk-based decisions balancing technical cost and schedule
• Leading both internal and external supplier engineering teams
• Accustomed to leading technical engagement with internal and external customers in formal presentations as well as informal table-top discussions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to work harmoniously in a team environment with government customers and other contractors
• Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills demonstrated by related work experience
• Experience in mentoring and growing technical staff
• Strong coordination and organization skills with a focus on details
• Strong track record of leading fault management engineering teams through all phases of a space program; pursuits and proposal design and development integration and test and operations

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C Denver or NYC areas is 180500 - 335000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New York state and Vermont is 157000 - 291000. 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 September 30 2025.

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