Associate, Systems Engineer at L3Harris
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 18, 2026
Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level systems engineering position aimed at recent graduates, supporting the planning, analysis, testing, and documentation of complex system designs and architectures. Day-to-day work includes developing test plans, conducting tests, analyzing system requirements, using scripting and software/hardware troubleshooting tools, and preparing presentations for internal and external stakeholders. Familiarity with systems architecture or model-based systems engineering is a plus.
Junior level · Salt Lake City, UT · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5 people in the Salt Lake City, UT area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 3–7
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $100,564 (middle half $82,352–$115,475).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
This is an entry-level / new-graduate role explicitly titled 'Associate, Systems Engineer,' targeting candidates who are currently pursuing or have recently completed (within the last 12 months) a Bachelor's degree in a qualifying engineering or science field.
The posting notes that 'many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance,' but this is stated as a general company-wide advisory, not a hard gate for this specific role — no clearance is required to apply.
All skills listed are drawn from the 'Preferred Skills' section and are therefore preferred, not required. The essential functions describe general systems engineering activities (analysis, test planning, scripting/troubleshooting) but name no specific tools or technologies as hard gates.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: Systems Engineering at a defense contractor spans analysis (15-1211) and broader engineering work not cleanly captured by a single computer-occupation code; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a plausible alternative.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems engineering, systems architecture, systems analysis, system performance modeling, model-based systems engineering.
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