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Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

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Secret clearance

Job overview

L3Harris seeks a systems engineer in State College, Pennsylvania, to support the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of complex electro-mechanical systems for U.S. Navy fleet assets. The role collaborates with customers and engineering teams to deliver electronic warfare capabilities. Candidates need a degree and related experience, or an alternative experience path; a graduate degree or equivalent may qualify with less experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electronic Warfare SystemsRadar SystemsRF SystemsSignals AnalysisThreat Environment AnalysisEW Mission PlanningPlatform IntegrationTechnical PlanningSystems AnalysisSystems Development LifecycleRequirements TraceabilityTest PlanningVerification and ValidationHardware/Software IntegrationTechnical CommunicationIndependent WorkThreat ModelingSignal CharacterizationTechniques GenerationData AnalysisAlgorithm EvaluationSystem Performance CharacterizationModeling and SimulationMATLABPython

Qualifications

Degree or 6 Years Experience2 Years Related ExperienceGraduate Degree or Equivalent0 to 2 Years ExperienceDoD Secret ClearanceU.S. CitizenshipTravel Up to 10%

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: Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 46580

Job Location: State College, PA

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, Force Protection Solutions, is seeking a Specialist Systems Engineer to join our team in State College, PA. This individual will play a vital role in the design, build, test, installation, and sustainment of complex electro-mechanical systems supporting US Navy fleet assets. In this role, the Specialist Systems Engineer will collaborate with the customer and Electrical, Mechanical, RF, and Software Engineers to deliver capabilities that protect and support fleet assets from threats in the electronic warfare domain/radio-frequency spectrum.

Essential Functions:

  • Foundational understanding of and experience with design and test of Electronic Warfare systems and associated modes of operation, including electronic attack, electronic support, and electronic protection

  • Knowledge of radar, RF systems, signals, emitters, and threat environments

  • Familiarity with EW mission planning, operational concepts, and platform integration

  • Experience conducting technical planning and analysis activities throughout all phases of the system development lifecycle, from concept through to delivery

  • Experience developing, decomposing, and tracing technical requirements

  • Experience writing test plans and test procedures for verification and validation of component/assembly/system functions

  • Knowledge/experience with hardware/software integration on complex electro-mechanical systems

  • Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Ability to work independently on moderately complex assignments

  • Ability to manage assigned tasks with limited oversight

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET level security clearance

  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 10%

  • Other duties as required

Qualifications:

•Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. .

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Understanding of threat modeling, signal characterization, and system response behaviors

  • Knowledge of techniques generation, validation, and operational relevance

  • Data analysis and interpretation from lab, simulation, or flight/test events

  • Experience with algorithm behavior evaluation and system performance characterization

  • Modeling and simulation experience for EW performance analysis

  • Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or similar analysis tools

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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.

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 2,682 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Pennsylvania median$117–149K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$27–41/hr173 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 46 open Systems Engineering jobs in Pennsylvania and 2,682 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (2,114 postings).
Education
946 of the 2,682 open Systems Engineering jobs (35%) 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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