Director, Engineering

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Nashville is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Engineering to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering organization across the full lifecycle—from R&D through production and sustainment.

Reporting to Sector leadership, this role aligns engineering strategy with business growth, customer commitments, and enterprise objectives in a regulated environment requiring innovation and rigor.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of leadership experience in engineering.
• Active Top Secret Clearance; willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and ITAR requirements; ability to operate in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the Sector engineering strategy in alignment with business growth and operational priorities.
• Lead end-to-end technical strategy and product development across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Translate enterprise and customer needs into actionable technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Accountable for engineering execution across development, quality, deployment, and sustainment of products and solutions.
• Lead engineering transformation initiatives to improve scalability, efficiency, and technical capability.
• Drive long-term technical planning, including roadmaps, organizational design, and capacity planning.
• Champion innovation by adopting emerging technologies and modern tools while ensuring delivery accountability.
• Provide executive leadership oversight across engineering activities spanning four business units.
• Establish governance models, metrics, and operating rhythms to ensure consistent execution.
• Own resource planning, prioritization, and allocation to optimize delivery against commitments.
• Standardize engineering processes and best practices to improve efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Program management

Top Secret Clearance

Education

Advanced engineering degree

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Director, Engineering

Job Number: 43008

Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: 9/80 (every other Friday off!)

Job Description:

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director, Engineering, to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering organization within one of LHX’s most dynamic sectors. As a key member of the TSS Leadership Team, this role owns the technical vision, execution, and performance of the Sector engineering organization across the full lifecycle—from R&D through production and sustainment.

Reporting directly to the Sector President and indirectly to the Vice President, Engineering & Program Excellence, this leader is accountable for aligning engineering strategy with business growth priorities, customer commitments, and long-term enterprise objectives while operating in a complex, highly regulated environment that demands both innovation and rigor. The role will drive engineering transformation, strengthen organizational capability, and build a high-performing culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Essential Functions:

• Own and execute the Sector engineering strategy in alignment with business growth and operational priorities.
• Lead end-to-end technical strategy and product development across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Translate enterprise and customer needs into actionable technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Accountable for engineering execution across development, quality, deployment, and sustainment of products and solutions.
• Lead engineering transformation initiatives that improve scalability, efficiency, and technical capability across the Sector.
• Drive long-term technical planning, including technology roadmaps, organizational design, succession planning, and capacity planning.
• Champion innovation by driving adoption of emerging technologies, modern tools, and improved ways of working while ensuring delivery accountability.
• Provide executive leadership oversight across engineering activities spanning four business units.
• Ensure delivery excellence across cost, schedule, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Establish governance models, metrics, and operating rhythms to ensure consistent execution and accountability across teams.
• Own resource planning, prioritization, and allocation to optimize delivery against business and program commitments.
• Standardize engineering processes, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and scalability across the Sector.
• Build and develop a strong leadership pipeline and high-performing engineering organization.

Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 15 years of prior related leadership experience.
• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel, as required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret Security Clearance
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations across multiple business units or sites.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements including ITAR, and related industry standards.
• Proven success leading technical strategy, product development, operational transformation, and organizational growth initiatives.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, execute, and deliver complex initiatives on time and within budget.
• Demonstrated success supporting factory readiness, production launch, and full product lifecycle management activities.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to align engineering priorities to operational and commercial objectives.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and executive influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change and build high-performing, engaged technical organizations.

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