Lead Project Engineering

L3Harris; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Lead, Project Engineer in Huntsville, AL to guide complex program portfolios from development through operations. You will manage budgets, schedules, technical baselines, and risk while coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and quality to meet customer expectations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of engineering experience (or 7+ with a graduate degree, or 13 years PM experience in lieu of a degree) and 5 years of solid rocket motor experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior engineering experience; Graduate Degree with 7+ years; or 13 years of prior project management experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years Solid Rocket Motor experience.
• Active US Secret security clearance is desired.
• Experience with bid/proposal and capture through critical design review (CDR).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and projects; EVMS experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct program teams meeting cost, schedule, technical, and contractual requirements across lifecycle phases.
• Maintain Earned Value Management and an integrated master schedule; control change through formal processes.
• Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development for proposals and customer briefings.
• Collaborate with Cheif Engineer, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other departments to support program execution.
• Travel up to 25% to supplier, company, and production sites.

Skills

Leadership

EVMS

Program management

Cross-functional teams

Risk management

Proposal/bid experience

CAM (EVMS)

PMP

Supplier development

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Graduate Degree

PMP certification

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 Engineering

Job Code: 47018

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

We are seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join our team as a Lead, Project Engineer.

This position is responsible for managing and directing program teams with the cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements of a complex technical program portfolio through the life-cycle phases of development, implementation, and operations. This includes utilizing Earned Value Management, maintaining an integrated master schedule, managing development and testing to a technical baseline, and maintaining an active and proactive risk management program. Responsible for budget management and financial execution of the portfolio. Work closely with the Cheif Engineer, engineering team, manufacturing, quality and other departments as necessary to expedite project completion and most importantly meet the customer expectations.

Essential Functions:

• Support Engineering teams working on solid rocket motor development and production program tasks/problem resolution, etc. Coordinate engineering work; manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.

• Monitor technical progress and interface with Program Management, Missile Solutions customers, and other Missile Solutions functional organizations to understand and develop resolution to program technical issues.

• Effectively communicates status to stakeholders, including organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and the customer.

• Proactively manages risk, including identification and mitigation plans, and issue elevation and resolution. Demonstrates operational discipline and ownership and solves problems with a calm sense of urgency.

• Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development organizations for business development activities such as writing white papers or preparing and presenting technical briefings to customers.

• Support the technical lead on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for propulsion development or technology programs.

• Maintains scope control through disciplined change management.

• Creates environment of inclusivity and respect as well as strives to build diverse teams and develop talent.

• Ability to establish a culture of trust, open communications, data driven decision making, customer focus and relentless continuous improvement.

• Work with functional leadership to ensure that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program.

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

• Travel: 25% travel to supplier, company, and production sites.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior project management experience.

• 5 years Solid Rocket Motor experience.

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Previous aerospace & defense experience, particularly with hypersonics or airbreathing propulsion technology.

• Active US Secret security clearance is desired.

• Previous experience working bid/proposal and capture efforts through critical design review (CDR).

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.

• Previous experience as a control account manager (CAM) in an EVMS environment.

• PMP certification is a plus.

• Previous experience in technical management of supplier development efforts.

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