Lead Project Engineer, Defense Systems (9/80)

L3Harris Technologies; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Project Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment. You will coordinate day-to-day execution across engineering workstreams, interfacing with resource managers and program leadership in Nashville.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with several years of project coordination experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work across disciplines to meet performance, cost, and schedule targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• 4+ years coordinating engineering projects with multi-discipline teams.
• 4+ years managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities within program constraints.
• 4+ years creating and maintaining actionable status and risk reporting.

Responsibilities

• Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and constraints.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies for design decisions.
• Present status, issues, and recommendations in reviews.
• Support program milestones with planning and execution activities.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and security requirements.
• Travel up to 25% for integration, testing, and customer engagements.
• Coordinate execution across engineering disciplines and program stakeholders.
• Maintain schedules, status, risks, and action closure metrics.
• Prepare project health reporting and escalation packages for leadership.

Skills

Engineering project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost and schedule management

Risk reporting

Technical analysis

Documentation

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field

Graduate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Creo

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Project Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment. You will coordinate day-to-day execution across engineering workstreams, interfacing with resource managers and program leadership in Nashville.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with several years of project coordination experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work across disciplines to meet performance, cost, and schedule targets.