Lead, Project Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in San Diego is hiring a Lead, Project Engineer to support Space & Intel programs. You will lead a project team, manage cost, schedule, and technical aspects, and coordinate reviews with program managers and customers.

A government security clearance is required or must be obtain able. The role demands a strong background in electrical engineering, leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, and proven experience with contract-driven programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Graduate degree with 4+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a project team to meet customer requirements within cost and schedule commitments.
• Develop and coordinate cost/schedule/technical aspects of projects.
• Review project status and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare reports.
• Assess issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and satisfaction goals.
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks.
• Coordinate between resource managers and obtain necessary reviews and approvals.

Skills

Project leadership

Government contracts

Multi-discipline leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Graduate degree (engineering)

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: Lead, Project Engineer

Job Code: 43398

Job Location: San Diego (on-site)

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

Job Description

L3Harris is current hiring for the role of Lead, Project Engineer. The successful candidate will act as a project engineer supporting the Space & Intel product lines in development efforts for programs and IRAD projects.

• Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments in a growing business area.
• Develops, oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.
• 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.
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a Government Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience leading Government Contract development programs.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplined team of engineers.
• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities.
• Possession of a Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience with best practices for project engineering, and program execution.
• Experience in complex, multi-discipline programs including but not limited to; mechanical, electrical, systems, and firmware, with a background in space systems.
• Experience managing projects with budgets of $10M+.
• Ability to implement and adapt project execution plans that will achieve technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Ability to present to internal and external customers at all levels.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas 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, educationassistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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