The Fellow serves as a recognized expert in secure communications and cryptographic system design, guiding the technical direction of programs, influencing investment priorities, supporting customer engagement, and ensuring alignment with national security requirements, certification expectations, and evolving threat environments.
Essential Functions
Serve as the enterprise technical leader for high-assurance and mission-critical encryption technologies applied across diverse tactical and strategic applications.
Define and guide technical strategy for encryption solution architectures, secure communications, key management, and cryptographic modernization across defense and intelligence-focused programs.
Lead the design, assessment, certification and deployment of high-assurance cryptographic solutions for tactical radios, datalinks, embedded mission systems, open architectures, secure networks, space systems, airborne platforms, and multi-domain operations.
Provide deep technical expertise in
Applied cryptographic systems
Government-approved cryptographic algorithms and implementations
COMSEC device architectures and key management
Embedded programmable encryption solutions
Secure boot, trusted execution, and hardware roots of trust
Cross-domain and interoperable secure communications
Anti-tamper and protection of critical program information
Crypto modernization and transition planning
Post-quantum cryptography and future secure architectures
Advise program teams on security architecture, cryptographic integration, technical risk, trade studies, and certification considerations.
Support business development and competitive business capture by shaping discriminating secure communications and encryption solutions for defense customers.
Partner with systems, software, hardware, programmable logic design, cybersecurity, and mission assurance teams to ensure encryption capabilities are integrated effectively into complex platforms and product lines.
Guide technical approaches for interoperability, certification readiness, survivability, and lifecycle sustainment of encryption-enabled systems.
Conduct and lead independent technical reviews of encryption implementations, key management concepts, interface definitions, certification documentation, and secure communications architectures.
Mentor principal engineers, architects, and senior technical staff in the development of high-assurance cryptographic expertise across the enterprise.
Represent L3Harris as a trusted technical authority with customers, government stakeholders, industry standards bodies and internal executive leadership.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
At least 25 years of experience in applied cryptography, secure communications, embedded security, and high-assurance cybersecurity engineering.
Active secrert clearance or higher required
Demonstrated technical leadership in the development of at least five Government-certified defense, intelligence, or national security products or systems requiring advanced encryption capabilities.
Deep understanding of
Cryptographic algorithms and protocols
Secure key management and distribution
Embedded cryptographic architectures
Secure firmware and software implementation
Hardware/software co-design for encryption systems
Trusted computing and platform security
Government’s certification security requirements and processes
Experience with classified systems, mission assurance requirements, and secure system integration in complex program environments.
Proven ability to lead technical strategy, influence cross-functional engineering organizations, develop strong customer relationships, and engage effectively with senior leadership.
Strong record of technical contribution through major program impact, architecture leadership, IRAD development that impacted program success, patents, publications, or enterprise-wide innovation.
Preferred Additional Skills
Master’s degree or PhD in relevant technical discipline.
Recognized expertise in high assurance encryption systems, Government-certified solutions, or high-assurance cryptographic implementations.
Experience with certification-driven development and engagement with government security stakeholders.
Knowledge of modernization of legacy COMSEC systems, secure interoperability approaches, and migration to next-generation cryptographic architectures.
Familiarity with TEMPEST, anti-tamper design, secure supply chain considerations, and protection of critical technologies.
Experience in post-quantum cryptography, zero trust for tactical environments, and secure communications in denied or contested environments.
Established reputation as a technical thought leader in defense encryption or secure communications.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $158,500-$275,000. 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.
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