Lead, Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, New Jersey, seeks a Lead, Project Engineer to direct end-to-end software and hardware development, integration, test, and production efforts on complex defense programs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience (or 13+ years in lieu) and an active Secret clearance. You will lead a cross-functional team, manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and interact with customers and senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large cross-disciplinary project team to meet customer requirements within cost and schedule.
• Develops, oversees, and coordinates cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects.
• Reviews project status and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, and delivers results through payment milestones.
• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals.
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Coordinate between resource managers and ensure reviews/approvals are received.
• Develop a schedule using Earned Value and manage a project on a DCMA surveilled program.
• Participate in large teams and perform tasks to drive execution, including value stream mapping.
• Regularly communicate program performance to senior management and customers.
• Lead engineering proposal efforts for follow-on ECPs and new program pursuits.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Schedule management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Earned Value

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

13+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

IPTL/CAM certification

EV tools

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 Description

Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development, assembly, integration, test, and production efforts.

Job Title

Lead, Project Engineer

Job Code

42358

Job Location

Clifton, NJ

Job Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Essential Functions

• Responsible for successfully leading a large, cross-disciplinary, project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
• Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).
• Participate in large teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g., value stream mapping activities).
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
• Reports/communicates program performance to senior level management, as well as externally, to the program customer.
• Leads engineering proposal efforts for follow-on Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and new program pursuits.
• Work under the direction of an Enterprise level Project Engineer, to meet business area objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills

• IPTL/CAM Professional experience
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs
• Experience in engineering development, integration, production/manufacturing programs (inclusive of SW, HW, FW)
• Experience managing projects with total budgets of $50M+
• Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities, including cost estimation and technical proposal management
• Experience leading DOD Government Contract development programs
• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
• Experience with management of design to cost activities
• Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
• Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
• Program Management Institute – PMP certification desired or internal CAM/IPTL/PL certifications
• Experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) development programs

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $127,500 - $236,500. 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
• company-paid holidays

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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