Lead, Systems Engineering Avionics Development

Job Title: Lead Systems Engineering (Avionics Development Systems Engineer)

Job Code: 40629

Job Location: Alpharetta GA

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 Military Displays Division Systems Engineering group located in Alpharetta GA is seeking a highly motivated Lead Avionics Development Systems Engineer to serve as the operational technical leader for complex avionics and display development efforts supporting military and commercial this role you will direct technical activities across the system lifecycle with accountability for requirements management technical integration system performance verification strategy and lifecycle execution. You will translate customer and architectural vision into executable technical plans lead cross-functional engineering alignment and ensure technical coherence from concept development through deployment qualification and production support. The ideal candidate will bring strong customer engagement supplier technical oversight and the ability to influence engineering direction across Integrated Product Teams with minimal oversight.

Essential Functions:

• Lead technical planning and execution across all phases of the system development lifecycle from concept development and requirements definition through integration verification certification production transition and field support.
• Own the systems engineering technical baseline including requirements capture decomposition allocation traceability interface definition and verification strategy.
• Lead cross-functional technical integration across hardware software mechanical test manufacturing quality suppliers and program leadership to ensure system performance and technical coherence.
• Translate customer needs architectural objectives and program constraints into executable technical plans and actionable engineering work products.
• Drive formal program reviews and lifecycle milestones including SRR SDR PDR CDR TRR and MRR and resolve cross-discipline technical issues that affect cost schedule performance or risk.
• Serve as the primary systems engineering interface to customers suppliers and internal leadership for requirements technical risk integration status and technical decision-making.
• Provide technical oversight of systems-level documents and certification artifacts including planning documents verification and validation summaries compliance evidence and deviation reports from suppliers.
• Guide verification and validation activities including development of Requirements Traceability Verification Matrices Design Verification Testing Acceptance Test Procedures and Interface Definition and Control documentation.
• Lead technical risk and opportunity management activities and support program trade studies to balance performance schedule cost supportability and certification objectives.
• Apply systems engineering experience with avionics communications protocols Built-In Self-Test continuous test features and requirements tools such as DOORS Jama and Cameo as needed to support program execution.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to improvements in systems engineering methods processes and tools across the organization.
• Position may involve up to 5% - 10% travel to customers suppliers and L3Harris locations.
• Ability to obtain US Government clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 10 years of relevant systems engineering development experience with avionics systems.
• Familiarity with development and certification objectives of DO-254 DO-178B/C DO-160 and related avionics compliance processes.
• Experience serving as a technical lead for large complex development efforts or integrated product teams.
• Experience working in an Integrated Product Team environment and collaborating effectively across functional engineering disciplines.
• In-depth working knowledge of display technologies including AMLCDs OLEDs and LED solutions.
• Understanding of optical characteristics of flight displays with additional knowledge of glass manufacturer OEM functions and interfaces.
• Experience in model-based systems engineering behavioral modeling or simulation peer reviews configuration management and change management.
• Fundamental understanding of radiometry photometry and or color sciences.
• Familiarity with ARP-4754A ARP-4761 and MIL-STD-882E system and safety development processes.
• Familiarity with FAA and military certification processes associated supplemental type design and Technical Standard Order requirements.
• DOORS scripting experience.

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