[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All L3Harris Technologies jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/) · [Search jobs](/search/) L3Harris Technologies · Salt Lake City, UT # Lead, Systems Engineer Salt Lake City, UT Manager or lead Operations Listed on L3Harris Technologies’s official careers site. Listed as of October 19, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on L3Harris Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers.l3harris.com/en/job/salt-lake-city/lead-systems-engineer/4832/98772043888) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [L3Harris Technologies](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/) / Lead, Systems Engineer ## 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 Lead, Systems Engineer Job Code: 42191 Job Location: Salt Lake City- UT Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours working- and have every other Friday off L3Harris’ Spectrum Superiority segment is currently seeking a Systems Engineer to support multiple programs, with an emphasis on Systems Integration and Test. This position will be based at our Salt Lake City, UT facility. ### Position Overview L3Harris is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead the life-cycle support of systems from conceptual development through product phase-out. This position encompasses proposal support, requirements analysis and management, technical documentation, design oversight participation, and design synthesis in a multi-functional engineering environment. The role maintains a strong focus on Integration and Test (I&T) to support the development, verification, and validation of complex systems. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for planning and executing systems integration activities, developing test strategies, and ensuring system performance meets defined requirements across hardware, software, and networked components. ### Essential Responsibilities - Lead in the planning and conduct of technical projects or portions of projects in a focused, high productivity environment Capture and manage customer and derived requirements, as well as the decomposition and assignment of requirements to appropriate functional areas of responsibility, 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 Employ best practices, tools and techniques, and apply processes and methodologies selected to design and develop new products or modify existing products - Ensure technical performance, quality, and adherence to schedule - Follow processes in conformance with established policies and objectives - Evaluate vendor capabilities and manage subcontracts to secure required products or services - Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.) Availability to travel 20-40% of the time to customer and subcontractor sites in support of technical meetings and verification activities Required Qualifications: An ABET (EAC/CAC) accredited - Bachelor’s Degree and minimum - 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 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, Open Systems Architecture, Satellite Communications, and/or Electronic 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 System Security Testing experience Free Space Optics experience Experience with system integration, test, and verification in a complex system environment - Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Jama) Experience developing and executing test procedures and test plans Understanding of system lifecycle processes and systems engineering fundamentals Ability to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues across hardware and software domains #LI-CS3 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. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Aug 21, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 59 days - Location: Salt Lake City, UT[Apply on L3Harris Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers.l3harris.com/en/job/salt-lake-city/lead-systems-engineer/4832/98772043888) ## More jobs at L3Harris Technologies ### [Associate, RF/Wireless Engineer 1](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/jobs/e01c3fe8e09690c251e0/) Salt Lake City, UT ### [Associate, Systems Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/jobs/b6252d8986d5097e8b3c/) Salt Lake City, UT ### [Electrical Engineering Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/jobs/6980f555caf6279fd187/) Salt Lake City, UT ### [Fabrication B (Shift 3) Ceramic Powders Operator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/jobs/7a0245680fbe2e826853/) Salt Lake City, UT ### [Interns, Systems Engineer (Salt Lake City, UT)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/l3harris-technologies/jobs/e3170b68e19c68e23dff/) Salt Lake City, UT ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Systems Engineer Principal – Lead Systems Engineer - Sign On Bonus](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/657e2c9d99a45a32a818/) BAE Systems · Boulder, Colorado, United States ### [Systems Engineer - Combat Systems](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/cdb84be64109906ae413/) Lockheed Martin · Mount Laurel, NJ ### [Systems Engineer - Hardware Systems- E2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/197ed5bba715ba05d3b0/) Lockheed Martin · Owego, NY ### [Systems Engineer - Cryptographic Systems](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-dynamics/jobs/99045b965b31d498e485/) General Dynamics · Dedham, MA, US ### [Systems Engineer Regional Strike Programs(Hardware-Systems / Systems / Test & Integration / MBSE)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-dynamics/jobs/8609e6d6cbe4e725381c/) General Dynamics · Pittsfield, MA, US OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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