Sr. Scientist, Systems Engineering

Job Title: Sr. Scientist Systems Engineering

Job Code: 43409

Job Location: Clifton NJ

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

Position Overview:

The EW Division Architect serves as the senior technical leader responsible for defining aligning and advancing the divisions technical vision architecture strategy and mission capability roadmap across the Electronic Warfare portfolio. This individual provides division-level leadership in shaping future technologies aligning investments to customer mission needs guiding architectural decisions across multiple programs and influencing business strategy through deep technical and operational insight. The Division Architect partners closely with division leadership engineering teams program managers capture teams and customers to ensure technical coherence innovation and competitive positioning across current and future EW solutions.

Essential Functions:

Own and maintain the EW Division technical roadmap ensuring alignment with customer mission needs market trends and business strategy

Provide division-wide systems architecture leadership across multiple EW programs pursuits and technology investments

Define and communicate the technical vision for future EW mission capabilities platforms and integrated solutions

Guide architectural decisions and trade studies to ensure consistency scalability and mission effectiveness across the portfolio

Partner with business development capture and program leadership to identify and shape new opportunities and strengthen technical win strategies

Support customer engagement by communicating technical concepts capability evolution and mission relevance with credibility and clarity

Identify emerging technologies competitive trends and mission gaps to inform strategic planning and investment priorities

Influence research development and innovation efforts to mature differentiated EW capabilities for future growth

Identify and drive cross-site and cross-business collaboration to develop integrated partnered solutions that address customer mission needs across the EW portfolio

Identify establish and strengthen cross-industry and vendor partnerships to deliver mission capability solutions that solve customer challenges and enhance competitive positioning

Provide technical mentorship and leadership to senior engineers architects and emerging technical leaders across the division

Serve as a trusted advisor to division leadership on technical risk opportunity roadmap priorities and long-range capability strategy

Ensure architectural alignment across classified and unclassified efforts consistent with operational technical and business objectives

Support integration of technology mission needs and product/system architectures in a manner that enables growth and execution success.

Oversee the division investment portfolio including direct IRAD and other strategic technology investments to align resources with the technology roadmap mission priorities and business strategy

Lead and direct IRAD strategy and priorities to ensure investment is aligned with the division technical roadmap customer demand signals and long-term growth objectives

Up to 50% Travel Required

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

5 years experience serving as a chief architect chief engineer technical fellow or equivalent senior technical leadership role

10 years technical experience in EW systems electromagnetic spectrum operations RF architecture mission payloads and threat/countermeasure concepts

3 years experience bridging technology development operational mission needs and business strategy

Advanced degree such as MS or PhD in a relevant technical discipline

Demonstrated experience growing business through customer relationships opportunity shaping capture support and delivery of compelling technical solutions aligned to mission needs

Strong industry presence and credibility with customers partners and internal leadership

Experience mentoring and developing technical talent and succession pipelines

Strategic technical leadership

Systems thinking and architectural vision

Electronic Warfare domain expertise

Technology and mission capability planning

Customer focus and external engagement

Collaboration and influence across organizations

Innovation and growth mindset

Technical mentorship and leadership development

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $184500 - $341500. 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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