Project Engineer, Defense Programs

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville, TN to drive technically focused solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. You will coordinate across engineering workstreams, manage requirements, and ensure successful program execution within cost and schedule targets.

The role requires at least a Bachelor’s degree with several years of experience in engineering project coordination, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4+ years coordinating engineering projects or Graduate Degree with 2+ years experience.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities within program constraints.
• Experience 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 operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in reviews.
• Drive activities aligned to program milestones and gate reviews.

Skills

Engineering project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Project risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Creo

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville, TN to drive technically focused solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. You will coordinate across engineering workstreams, manage requirements, and ensure successful program execution within cost and schedule targets.

The role requires at least a Bachelor’s degree with several years of experience in engineering project coordination, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration