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Principal, Business Development

L3Harris Technologies l3harris.com Open · verified Sep 25, 2026
Trenton Senior Business Development

At a glance

Senior Business Development role at L3Harris Technologies. Trenton.

In listing

RoleBusiness Development
SenioritySenior
LocationTrenton
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Lead Advanced Electronic Warfare pursuits into new customer groups, markets, and operational areas such as Cyber
  • Build business cases, capture plans, win approaches, and longer-range plans for business growth
  • Chair capture-gate reviews, guide executive decisions, and manage related CRM activity across segments
  • Develop customer and industry-partner relationships while creating domestic electronic warfare opportunities
  • Deliver customer and executive briefings using CONOPS, operational analysis, and modeling-and-simulation material

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree plus at least twelve years of relevant work, or an accepted graduate-degree or experience alternative
  • An active DoD Top Secret clearance with a current five-year update, plus eligibility for TS and SCI access
  • At least five years of aerospace-subsystems business development experience is preferred
  • Electronic Warfare combat-systems experience and operational-level mission planning in the electromagnetic spectrum

Who this fits

You’ll suit a senior business-development professional who can lead Advanced Electronic Warfare capture work, engage senior government and defense audiences, and explain technical material to varied stakeholders. The role is remote, with Clifton, New Jersey, Washington, DC, or Melbourne, Florida preferred, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires thirty percent US travel. Existing DoD Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and retain TS and SCI clearances are required.

From the employer

Job Title: Principal, Business Development

Job Code: 41746

Job Location: Remote Opportunity (Clifton, NJ or Washington DC or Melbourne, FL area preferred)

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Principal, BD (Business Development) will lead individual business development activities within the Electronic Warfare Division specifically supporting the Advanced EW Business Area of the Communications and Spectrum Dominance Segment. The focus of this position is Advanced Electronic Warfare pursuits with a focus on expanding the business beyond those which have been traditionally served by this business area (i.e. Airborne EW) into new markets, customer communities, and operational domains (ex. Cyber). This includes directing and leading customer interactions, capture management, strategy development, business development, market assessments, business case development, business capture, capture gating process, pipeline growth, business account management including S&M and B&P budgets, CRM management, and development of 1-yr, 3-yr and 5-yr business plans.

Essential Functions:

  • Develop, refine and update business cases.
  • Manage capture gating process including chairing gate conferences for executive leadership.
  • Develop products and services capture plans, lead capture activities.
  • Develop capture win strategies.
  • Develop, maintain and leverage existing relationships with key customers, decision makers, and acquisition officials.
  • Lead, develop, and implement strategies for generating new customers, primarily in domestic electronic warfare markets.
  • Form relationships with new customers and industry partners, paving the way for L3Harris capability insertion in new markets
  • Develop and maintain competitive intelligence and competitive landscape understanding to inform business development and capture efforts.
  • Prepare and deliver written oral briefs to customers and senior executives.
  • Participate in IRAD process ensuring alignment of investment with business goals.
  • Manage Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database for cross-segment pursuits.
  • Develop strategic plans to advance business area objectives and promote revenue and profitability.
  • Provide warfighter perspective and operational briefings from OA (Operational Analysis) and M&S (Modeling & Simulation) SME material.
  • Lead CONOPS development and briefings in support of programs.
  • Evaluate new technologies while staying current on industry trends through a warfighter perspective.
  • Provide warfighter perspective internally and externally to fulfill customer expectations, increase program success, capture new programs, and expand business pipeline.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Travel required: 30%
  • US security clearance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
  • Existing DoD Top Secret clearance with current 5-year update
  • Ability to obtain and maintain TS and SCI any additional clearances as required

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Marketing or related field of study and 12+ years of prior related experience, including 5+ years of aerospace subsystems business development experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
  • USAF, USN, or USMC Weapons School or Test Pilot School graduate
  • Former Senior Military Officer (05 or above) or civilian equivalent
  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development
  • Experience with classified (Special Access Programs and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information) EW applications, specifically focused outside the Airborne domain (ex. Land, Sub-Sea, Sea, and Space).
  • Experience with scientific research and development agencies within the DoD
  • Ability to generate and deliver articulate and persuasive briefings
  • Aptitude to clearly communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Prior leadership and mentoring experience
  • Experience in budget management
  • Experience growing business
  • Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
  • Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)
  • EW (Electronic Warfare) combat systems experience and mission planning expertise in the electromagnetic spectrum at the operational level.
  • Comfortable and skilled interacting with senior USG officials, foreign defense officials, and L3H executives

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey and the Greater D.C. area or NYC areas is $146,000 - $271,000. 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.

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[$146,000 - $271,000.
The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state,
Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $126,500 - $235,500. 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

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