
Specialist, Systems Engineering
Canoga Park, CAJob$92–173K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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L3Harris seeks a Specialist Systems Engineer to specify requirements for propulsion systems. The role develops and verifies system, subsystem, and component requirements, coordinates integration and risk management, and performs functional analysis and trade studies. The engineer communicates results to stakeholders and may coordinate a small staff. The position is onsite at the Canoga Park facility and requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
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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 Engineering
Job Code: 45985
Job Location: Onsite at our Canoga Park, CA facility
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 Defense, NASA, and other notable agencies and companies domestically and internationally. We are currently seeking a Specialist Systems Engineer to join our team, focused on specifying requirements for propulsion systems.
Candidates interested in applying for this position should have a background in systems engineering and an understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). This role demands meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage projects under general supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
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Specify Requirements: Develop comprehensive system requirements for the specification, design, and verification of propulsion systems, including applicable industry standards.
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Integration: Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure requirements are met during the design and verification phases.
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Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project completion.
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Communication: Present findings and updates in written reports and oral presentations to stakeholders at various levels.
Essential Job Functions:
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Requirement Development (60%): Develops systems, subsystem, and component requirements for rocket propulsion systems’ product development. Responsible for derivation, allocation, and documentation of requirements in requirements databases and specifications. Coordinates requirements and related specification change management with IPT members. Defines and coordinates requirements verification plans with integrated product team members, plans and manages compliance assessment and certification. These activities will be performed utilizing model-based systems engineering tools.
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Functional Analysis (15%): Performs functional analysis and coordinates system trade studies. Coordinates selection of optimized concept baselines through benefit/cost trades in support of definition of system architecture and objectives.
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Risk Coordination (15%): Coordinates project risk and opportunity assessment and management and prepares and reports results on mitigation plans. May direct, coordinate and review the work of a small staff of engineers and/or technicians; estimates personnel needs and schedules and assigns work to meet completion date.
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Communication (10%): Communicates results in oral presentations and written communication. Represents the organization in meetings/teleconferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.
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Travel: Requires up to 10% travel time.
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Clearance: Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
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At least 2 years of relevant industry experience in systems engineering, preferably in the aerospace or defense sectors. Specifically, Systems Engineering (requirements management, risk management, product development cycle) disciplines and liquid rocket propulsion strongly desired.
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Advanced degree in a relevant field is preferred.
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Experience with tools like IBM DOORs and Model-Based Systems Engineering methodologies.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $91,500 - $172,500. 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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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.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$92–173K/yr
- California median$142–208K/yr1,652 salary ranges
- US median$115–188K/yr7,864 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $132K, is 24% below the California median midpoint ($175K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,949 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 10,536 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman206 open
- Anduril Industries126 open
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- 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 (8,741 postings).
- Education
- 4,680 of the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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