--- title: Systems Engineering Lead at L3Harris Technologies description: L3Harris Technologies is hiring for the Systems Engineering Lead role in Clifton, NJ. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/systems-engineering-lead-at-l3harris-technologies-01a0b3c9-a1cd-7e97-b9ea-69cda47c8c58 date: 2026-11-15T21:17:12Z og_description: Join L3Harris Technologies as Systems Engineering Lead in Clifton, NJ. Pays $127.5K–$236K per year. Requires 7+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/7mvo2k.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [L3Harris Technologies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/l3harris?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Clifton, NJ | | **Salary** | $127.5K/yr - $236K/yr | | **Posted** | Nov 15, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** L3Harris Technologies sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 4 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for L3Harris Technologies. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $76,000 – $159,000 a year (median $102,000). ## Description ***Job Title: Systems Engineering Lead*** ***Job Code: 43006*** ***Job Location: Clifton, NJ*** ***Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off*** **Position Overview:** The RF ASIC Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Systems Engineering provides technical leadership for the definition, integration, verification, and lifecycle support of RF ASIC capabilities within larger system architectures. This role serves as the bridge between system requirements and ASIC implementation, ensuring RF ASIC solutions align with mission objectives, platform constraints, interface definitions, performance budgets, and verification strategies. The SME works across systems engineering, ASIC design, RF design, hardware, software, packaging, test, manufacturing, and program management teams to translate operational needs into achievable technical requirements and to ensure the delivered RF ASIC performs as intended in the full system environment. - Ensure RF ASIC designs support system-level performance, interoperability, and mission objectives. - Translate system and subsystem requirements into RF ASIC functional and performance allocations. - Assess the impact of RF ASIC design decisions on overall system performance, integration risk, cost, and schedule. - Support verification, validation, and technical risk management across the full development lifecycle. **Essential Functions:** - Serve as the systems engineering SME for RF ASIC-related technical issues. - Derive and allocate system requirements to RF ASIC functions, interfaces, and performance needs. - Manage RF ASIC performance budgets, including gain, noise figure, linearity, phase noise, dynamic range, power, and spectral purity. - Ensure traceability from customer needs through system requirements, ASIC implementation, and verification. - Evaluate RF ASIC architectures and support trade studies across performance, SWaP, reliability, producibility, and lifecycle cost. - Coordinate RF ASIC integration with antennas, RF front ends, converters, digital processing, timing, power, thermal, and control interfaces. - Define and manage electrical, mechanical, thermal, digital, and control interfaces impacting RF ASIC integration. - Support modeling, simulation, verification, and test activities to ensure system-level compliance and performance. - Identify technical risks related to RF ASIC performance, manufacturability, qualification, integration, and obsolescence, and develop mitigation plans. - Support design reviews, root cause investigations, production transition, and customer technical engagement. - Significant experience in RF systems, RFIC/ASIC development, or system integration involving RF subsystems. - Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements development, allocation, traceability, interface management, and verification. - Working knowledge of RF ASIC technologies and their effects on system-level behavior. - Experience performing trade studies and system performance analysis. - Ability to interpret and communicate RF technical issues in a system context. - Experience supporting technical reviews, risk assessments, and cross-functional engineering efforts. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to lift 20 lbs - Up to 10% travel, as required **Qualifications:** - 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. - Active Secret Clearance required. **Preferred Additional Skills:** - Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field. - Experience in aerospace, defense, communications, radar, EW, SIGINT, or space systems. - Familiarity with model-based systems engineering, requirements management tools, and verification planning tools. - Multi-domain knowledge, in particular systems, RF, software, and firmware - Hands on experience in system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization of embedded RF systems - Experience with environmental qualification, production transition, and lifecycle support. - Experience briefing customers or program leadership on technical issues and trades. - Active Top Secret Security Clearance In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $127,500 - $236,000. 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-ML2 ## Skills - ASIC Design - Antenna Design - Technical Leadership - Electronic Signals Intelligence - Subject Matter Expertise - RF Engineering - Program Management - System Requirements - Performance Analysis - RFIC Design - Systems Engineering - Requirements Management Software - Material Characterization - Interoperability - Planning - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Risk Management - Noise Figure Analysis - Space Systems - Secret Security Clearance - Model Based Systems Engineering - Obsolescence Management - Software Development Life Cycle - Packaging - Environmental Qualification - Embedded Systems - Risk Mitigation - Phase Noise Analysis - Requirements Engineering - Simulations - Leadership - Top Secret Security Clearance - Design Review - Systems Integration - Radar - Electrical Engineering - Communication - Budgeting - Electronic Warfare - Trade Studies - Firmware - Interface Management - RF Design ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Mental Health - Health Insurance - Disability Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - 401(k) Plans ## Related - [More jobs at L3Harris Technologies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/l3harris?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering/systems-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [New Jersey](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-jersey?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 62162 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61256 jobs - [L3Harris Technologies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/l3harris?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2627 jobs - [Clifton, NJ](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-jersey/clifton?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 471 jobs ## Related pages - [New Jersey](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-jersey?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 62162 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61256 jobs - [L3Harris Technologies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/l3harris?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2627 jobs - [Clifton, NJ](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/new-jersey/clifton?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 471 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)