Director of Aeronautical Systems Engineering

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX seeks a Director of Aerospace Engineering to lead a large, multi-site Aeronautical Systems Engineering organization. You will shape strategic direction, governance, and workforce planning to sustain mission-focused programs.

You will drive digital engineering, MBSE adoption, and rigorous technical integration across development, test, production, and sustainment, while engaging executive leadership and customers. This is an on-site leadership role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 15 years in air vehicle systems engineering or engineering integration.
• Graduate Degree with 13 years 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.
• Active Secret clearance at hire with ability to obtain Top-Secret with SCI.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 700+ engineering organization across multiple sites with strong performance.
• Set strategic vision, priorities, and operating model aligning with sector objectives.
• Direct workforce planning, staffing, succession planning, and talent pipeline growth.
• Foster inclusion, engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Own governance, policies, processes, and standards for compliance.
• Lead engineering contributions to capture and proposal efforts including BOE development and labor forecasting.
• Develop and execute technology roadmaps, multi-year capital plans, and engineering investment strategies.
• Manage overhead, budgets, resource allocation, and productivity initiatives.
• Champion digital engineering, MBSE, and data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to integrate engineering across development, test, production, and sustainment.
• Represent engineering in executive reviews and customer engagements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Air vehicle systems engineering

Engineering integration

Leadership & staff development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Tools

CAD

PLM

MBSE tools

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX seeks a Director of Aerospace Engineering to lead a large, multi-site Aeronautical Systems Engineering organization. You will shape strategic direction, governance, and workforce planning to sustain mission-focused programs.

You will drive digital engineering, MBSE adoption, and rigorous technical integration across development, test, production, and sustainment, while engaging executive leadership and customers. This is an on-site leadership role.