Principal Engineering Design

Company:  L3Harris Technologies
Location: Celeste
Closing Date: 02/07/2026
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent

Job Description

Lead company-wide engineering teams performing design, development, and test of integrated BMC3 capabilities.

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

The BMC3 Systems Engineering Lead (LSE) will technically oversee teams performing development and test of integrated BMC3 offerings, aligning customer requirements with the team's overall technical capacity and maturity and ensuring that delivered capabilities meet each program's objectives.

The LSE is responsible for the program technical baselines and associated deliverables, guiding the teams through project milestones while managing technical risk and tracking action items to closure.

Oversee the end-to-end engineering lifecycle for BMC3 product development, including requirements definition, system design and development, integration, testing, and deployment.

Guide multidisciplinary teams of BMC3 engineers, architects, and developers as well as external partners and subcontractors to meet each program's technical objectives and deliverables, mitigating technical risks while operating within established project timelines and budgets.

Serve as a primary customer and associate contractor technical liaison.

Conduct system-level analysis and trade studies across BMC3 portfolio to optimize performance, interoperability, and resilience in contested environments.

Prepare and present technical reports, proposals, and briefings to executive leadership and external customers.

Travel to customer locations without supervision and provide onsite technical team guidance and oversight supporting successful demonstration of system performance objectives and mission success.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems, Electrical or Software Engineering, and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.

Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Demonstrated experience with the application of systems engineering tools.

Demonstrated experience working with project planning, requirement management and scheduling.

Demonstrated experience and/or training in the integration of requirements, design and technology during the design and development of complex systems.

Demonstrated experience and/or training in product development and associated development life cycle.

Demonstrated track record leading large-scale engineering projects from concept to fielding, preferably in joint military programs.

Demonstrated knowledge of BMC3 architectures, data link standards, and multi-domain operations.

Demonstrated systems engineering background with experience in leading teams and collaborating with a diverse background of organizations and teams to accomplish whole system solutions.

Active Secret clearance or higher; Highly skilled at planning test, integration, verification, and validation activities.

Familiarity with software-defined systems, DevSecOps practices, and agile methodologies.

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.

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