Director, Aeronautical Systems Engineering

Jobtome; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking an experienced Director of Aeronautical Systems Engineering to lead a multi-site organization of 700+ engineers and to align technical programs with enterprise goals.

You will drive workforce strategy, governance, digital engineering, and modernization initiatives, while partnering with stakeholders to deliver responsible, affordable solutions for national security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 15 years of prior experience in air vehicle systems engineering or engineering integration.
• Graduate Degree with 13 years of prior experience in air vehicle systems engineering or engineering integration.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior experience in air vehicle systems engineering or engineering integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-site Aeronautical Systems Engineering organization of 700+ engineers through subordinate leaders and technical authorities, ensuring strong organizational performance and execution.
• Establish the function’s strategic vision, priorities, and operating model in alignment with sector and enterprise objectives.
• Direct workforce planning, staffing, succession planning, leadership development, and talent pipeline growth to meet current and future business needs.
• Own engineering governance, policies, processes, and standards to ensure consistent execution, technical rigor, and compliance with company, customer, contractual, regulatory, airworthiness, safety, security, and quality requirements.
• Lead engineering contributions to capture and proposal efforts, including basis of estimate development, labor forecasting, technical scope definition, risk assessment, and capability positioning.

Skills

Air vehicle systems engineering

Engineering integration

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Graduate Degree

19+ years experience in air vehicle systems engineering or engineering integration

Tools

CAD

PLM

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking an experienced Director of Aeronautical Systems Engineering to lead a multi-site organization of 700+ engineers and to align technical programs with enterprise goals.

You will drive workforce strategy, governance, digital engineering, and modernization initiatives, while partnering with stakeholders to deliver responsible, affordable solutions for national security programs.