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Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris

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Huntsville, AL
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Secret clearance

Job overview

L3Harris seeks a Specialist Reliability and System Safety Engineer for its Huntsville team. The engineer will perform reliability and safety analyses across a diverse product portfolio supporting national defense and space missions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve product reliability and meet safety standards. The role includes reliability modeling, risk analysis, test planning, and program compliance, with 10% travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Reliability AnalysisFMECAPFMECAMIL-STD-882EReliability Engineering

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Related Discipline + 4 Years Reliability System Safety Experience or Graduate Degree + 2 Years Experience or 8 Years ExperienceActive US Secret Security ClearanceMaster's in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Related DisciplineAdvanced Degree in Related FieldFormal Coursework in Reliability Engineering

Full job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Specialist Systems Engineer - Reliability and System Safety

Job Code: 43576

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

The Missile Solutions segment of L3Harris is a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of advanced propulsion and energetics systems, including those for rocket motors. Our customers include the U.S. Department of War, Missile Defense Agency, NASA, and other notable agencies and companies domestically and internationally.

We have an immediate need for a Specialist Reliability and System Safety Engineer to join our Reliability and System Safety Engineering team in Huntsville, Alabama. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge propulsion technologies that support critical national defense and space missions.

The Reliability and System Safety Engineer will perform reliability and safety analyses across a diverse product portfolio. This position requires technical expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure product reliability and compliance with safety standards.

Essential Functions:

  • Reliability & Safety Analysis (70%) - Develop and maintain reliability and safety models for various systems, including FMECAs (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses), reliability predictions, subsystem hazard analyses, and range safety assessments. Communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.

  • Design Input & Collaboration (10%) - Provide actionable recommendations to improve product reliability and safety. Collaborate with engineering teams and program stakeholders to integrate reliability principles into design processes.

  • Test Planning & Evaluation (5%) - Design and implement reliability test plans for new products and processes. Analyze test anomalies and ensure adherence to quality standards through application of reliability engineering techniques.

  • Compliance & Standards (5%) - Drive program compliance with Reliability and System Safety procedures and standard work requirements.

  • Risk & Fault Analysis (10%) - Perform Probabilistic Risk Assessments and lead fault tree analyses related to product anomalies.

  • Travel: 10%.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 4 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Reliability System Safety experience.

  • Active US secret security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline is strongly preferred.

  • Advanced degree in a related field.

  • Technical experience, preferably in aerospace or defense sectors, including reliability analysis, development of FMECAs and PFMECAs and the application of MIL-STD-882E.

  • Formal coursework in Reliability Engineering.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Alabama median$109–194K/yr229 salary ranges
  • US median$56–70/hr446 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 362 open Systems Engineer jobs in Alabama and 11,502 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Alabama
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,604 postings).
Education
4,559 of the 11,502 open Systems Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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