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Senior Associate, Systems Engineer 1

L3Harris

Lynchburg, VAJob$71–131K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$71–131K/yr
Location
Lynchburg, VA
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Job overview

L3Harris seeks an Implementation Systems Engineer to support the design, implementation, and testing of Land Mobile Radio wireless communications systems for public safety, transportation, and utility customers. The customer-facing role provides technical oversight and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer commitments. The engineer owns systems after award throughout program lifecycles and travels regularly, domestically and internationally, to support customers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security+CCNACCNPProject+PMPRF Engineering

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree + 2 YearsGraduate Degree or Equivalent + 0-2 YearsDegree or 6 Years ExperienceAbility to Obtain Secret Clearance

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

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: 47426

Job Location: Lynchburg, VA

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 L3Harris Implementation Systems Engineer is a customer facing position to support the design, implementation and testing of Land Mobile Radio wireless communications systems for Public Safety, Transportation and Utility Customers. The Systems Engineer also provides technical oversight and cross functional collaboration with other teams, vendors, and subcontractors to meet customer commitments.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for the engineering ownership of PSPC systems. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Provide technical system ownership of systems after award for lifecycle of programs.

  • Collaborating with customers, consultants, vendors, subcontractors, and other L3Harris personnel

  • Creating system documentation packages, drawings, system parts ordering, and design presentationss.

  • System staging, testing, and integration of 3rd party products.

  • Maintaining technical point of contact to project managers and customers.

  • Ability to work within large cross-functional teams (RF engineering, Network Engineering, Product Engineer, Project Management, etc.) to achieve system deliverables on schedule and within budget.

  • Willing and able to travel regularly both domestically and internationally to meet with and support customers for current systems and future development opportunities. (35%)

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s 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:

  • Security+ certification

  • CCNA or CCNP Certification

  • Project+ or PMP Certification

  • Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

  • Strong RF engineering background

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $70,500 to $130,500. 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.

#LI-RK2

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 11,655 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$71–131K/yr
  • Virginia median$120–182K/yr852 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,674 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $101K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($152K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,085 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,655 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,734 postings).
Education
4,448 of the 11,655 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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