Defense Project Engineer — Clearance Eligible

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville to drive engineering execution from concept through deployment. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage requirements, and ensure schedules and costs align with program milestones.

The role requires strong technical communication, risk analysis, and the ability to deliver in a regulated environment. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years coordinating engineering projects.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities.
• Experience creating and maintaining actionable status and risk reporting.

Responsibilities

• Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
• Contribute to proposal, planning, and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
• Travel up to 25% to support integration, test, customer engagement, and program execution.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Risk assessment

Status reporting

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

8+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Creo

Job description

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville to drive engineering execution from concept through deployment. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage requirements, and ensure schedules and costs align with program milestones.

The role requires strong technical communication, risk analysis, and the ability to deliver in a regulated environment. Travel up to 25% may be required.