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Senior Specialist, Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Salt Lake City, Utah
Full Time On-site

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Job Code: 35694

Job Location: Salt Lake City- UT

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 Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer will contribute to the life-cycle support of EW systems from conceptual development through product phase-out. This includes proposal support, requirements analysis and management, technical documentation, design oversight participation, design synthesis in a multi-functional engineering environment, build and test support, risk management input, system deployment, and in-house technical support during the operational life cycle of the system.

Essential Responsibilities: 

  • Assist in the planning and conduct of technical tasks in a focused, high productivity environment
  • Manage requirements ensuring traceability from a verification test matrix back to original customer and system level derived requirements
  • Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, analyze configuration and processing solutions, and test conformance to specifications
  • Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule
  • Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives
  • Participate in design reviews
  • Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activities

Required Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
  • Currently hold a DoD security clearance

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, and risk mitigation for Communications or Electronic Warfare systems
  • Presentation and communication skills
  • Problem solving skills and the ability to meet critical deadlines
  • Understand coordination of projects and roles of technical support personnel
  • Ability to work independently
  • Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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