Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies

. Plan, develop, and execute verification and validation activities for complex integrated systems .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRochester • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $70,500 - $130,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in verification and validation activities for complex integrated systems, with strong capabilities in test tool creation, automation frameworks, and effective communication across various employee levels. Proficient in evaluating system performance and mentoring team members on technical concepts and test procedures.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Verification And Validation ActivitiesTest Tool CreationRF CommunicationsNetworking (TCP/IP, LAN, WAN)Documentation Skills

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Hard Skills

Test Automation FrameworksIntegration TestingRegression TestingStress TestingTroubleshooting TestsTest DevelopmentTest EnhancementsSystem Performance EvaluationField Test SupportMission Effectiveness Assessment

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationAdaptive LearningMentoring/TrainingCollaborationProject Management

Tools & Technologies

Lab-Based Test EnvironmentsTactical Communications TechnologiesTest Configuration ToolsPerformance Data Collection Tools

Industry Keywords

Military CommunicationsRadio OperationPropagationInteroperabilityDeployment Qualification

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan, develop, and execute verification and validation activities for complex integrated systems
Design and configure lab-based test environments emulating operational, mission, and field conditions
Create and implement test tools, automation frameworks, scripts, and innovative validation methods
Perform integration, regression, stress, negative, and troubleshooting tests
Characterize system behavior, identify defects, and assess release readiness
Collaborate with systems, software, hardware engineering, and field test teams
Refine team procedures, practices, and performance data collection/reporting
Support new business pursuits through demos, proposals, application information, occasional travel, and customer interaction
Evaluate system performance, interfaces, interoperability, and mission effectiveness for deployment qualification

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience
Familiarity with RF communications and propagation
Knowledge of or experience with networking, including TCP/IP, LAN and WAN technologies
Strong documentation skills for test development, test enhancements, and status reporting
Strong adaptive learning skills
Effective communication skills across a variety of employee levels
Ability to support multiple projects at one time
Prior military or professional communications experience, including radio operation and/or repair/troubleshooting
Familiarity with Tactical Communications technologies and applications
Ability to mentor/train team members on new technology, technical concepts, and test configuration and procedure execution
Ability to work outside in virtually all weather conditions applicable to the Rochester, NY area
Ability to occasionally lift and install equipment and work in and around vehicles
Ability to drive L3Harris vehicles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays