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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 platforms. In 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:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In 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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