Lead, Project Engineering

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Village of Spencerport (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company‑paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Rochester NY seeks a Deputy Chief Engineer/Engineering Project Owner to share accountability for radio products from conception to end of life, aligning with budget, schedule and quality.

You will drive roadmaps, coordinate with Product Line Management and Program Management, manage IPP development, and collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure on-time, within-cost delivery while preparing for Chief Engineer succession.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant engineering development and project leadership 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.

Responsibilities

• Define product roadmaps and capability sets with Product Line Management and PM.
• Ensure technical, schedule and cost targets are defined and met with Program Management.
• Develop IPP for IRAD/EAID projects from creation to approval and monitor progress through execution.
• Coordinate with Hardware/Software/Systems/Integration & Test leads to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Foster value engineering, product commonality, reuse, and cross‑product alignment.
• Drive improvements in engineering productivity and project management processes and metrics.
• Own product quality, costs, yield improvements, and WIP.
• Address obsolescence and shortages, and pursue new business opportunities with customers.

Skills

Domain knowledge

Independent work

Leadership

Project management

DevOps/Agile

Earned Value Mgmt

CI/CD

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9+ years

Graduate degree + 7+ years

No degree - 13+ years

Tools

Earned Value Management System

DevOps tooling

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:

Project Engineer /Deputy Chief Engineer

Job Code:

44718

Job Location:

Rochester NY

Job Schedule:

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

Job Description:

The Deputy Chief Engineer/Engineering Project Owner is a vitally important role, working alongside the Chief Engineer, sharing accountability for managing radio products to deliver solutions aligned with business goals and customers' critical missions.
The Deputy Chief Engineer/Engineering Project Owner will share responsibilities with the Chief Engineer for technical and managerial leadership over the product via successful execution of assigned projects assuring product deliverables in accordance with established capability, budget, schedule, and quality commitments from product conception to end of life.
The role of a Deputy Chief Engineer is to gain experience across the following Essential Functions, growing into a role of a Chief Engineer taking on overall responsibilities of a product/system.

Essential Functions:

• Driving strategic direction of products and services, including defining product roadmaps and capability sets in collaboration with Product Line Management and Program Management
• Partnering with Program Management to ensure the technical, schedule and cost targets of assigned programs are properly defined and met
• Overseeing product development for IRAD/EAID projects and Government programs by developing Integrated Project Plans (IPP) with the Integrated Project Team from creation through approval. The IPP documents the scope, budget and baselined schedule, defines team and project roles/responsibilities, and identifies issues and risks. Following the IPP approval, monitoring progress, guiding the team through the execution of all required tasking, including technical content, cost, schedule, and deliverables of assigned projects and programs
• Engaging and working closely with Engineering functional leads (Hardware/ Software/ Systems/ Integration & Test) to ensure accountability in meeting established commitments and deadlines
• Enabling value engineering, product commonality, reuse, cross‑product alignment, and scalability via effective collaboration with various product leadership teams
• Driving engineering productivity performance improvements by providing inputs into project management processes, tools, and metric collection methodologies
• Assuming ownership of product quality, costs, yield improvements, and work in progress (WIP)
• Delivering solutions to product obsolescence and critical part shortages
• Capturing of new business opportunities by supporting customer interchanges, product briefings / demonstrations, pursuits and proposals, identifying Engineering scope, partnering with functional teams on Basis of Estimates, and reviewing the bid with the Engineering leadership team
• Assisting Portfolio Chief Engineer with planning for IRAD technology development, implementing product sustainment initiatives, introducing new products/systems to the factory, and preparing for status briefings in support of organizational objectives and commitments.
• Assuming ownership of product quality, costs, yield improvements, and work in progress (WIP)
• Delivering solutions to product obsolescence and critical part shortages
• Capturing new business opportunities by supporting customer interchanges, product briefings and demonstrations, pursuing proposals, and identifying engineering scope
• Assisting portfolio chief engineer with planning for IRAD technology development, implementing product sustainment initiatives, introducing new products/systems to the factory, and preparing for status briefings
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant engineering development and project leadership 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.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Domain knowledge (hardware, software, project management) and experience with tactical radio products
• Self‑starter, ability to work independently, show strong judgment, be decisive, and work with others to drive towards a common solution
• Leadership capability to guide multi‑functional engineering teams without formal supervisory role
• Demonstrated experience managing products through design, development, integration and test phases including Technical, Cost, Schedule, Risk
• Exemplary planning and management skills
• Ability to articulate key message summaries to business executives
• Ability to learn new skills, meet deadlines, embrace new technologies, and follow process
• Experience with Earned Value Management System
• Experience working in DevOps or Agile environments, be familiar with continuous integration concepts, and establish quality assurance benchmarks

Salary Range:

$110,500 - $205,500

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company‑paid holidays

Security Clearance:

Ability to obtain a US security clearance

EEO/DEI Statement:

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.

Additional Information:

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AML/Security Clearance Requirements:

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