Senior Project Engineer - Defense Aircraft Systems (9/80)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Engineer to serve as the technical lead for assigned programs. You will drive engineering execution in collaboration with the Program Manager, ensuring alignment with requirements, budget, and schedule.

Travel up to 20% may be required; the role demands strong leadership, proposal support, and effective communication with customers and leadership teams. The position requires a DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting statement of work into engineering direction.
• Ability to lead diverse engineering and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and communicate effectively with a diverse engineering and production team, consisting of multiple engineering disciplines to develop solutions that meet contractual requirements
• Interpreting statement of work requirements into engineering direction for execution
• Prepare Engineering proposal briefings and support other engineering functions in the development of their bids.
• Project planning and guidance within scope, schedule and budget
• Writing and delivering presentations on product status at program reviews
• Review, approve and sign off on technical contractual deliverables to the customer.
• Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies
• Serve as the Technical Point of Contact for the Technical Evaluation of proposals with the customer
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to the customer and senior leadership
• Work projects across all phases of the contract (requirements, design, manufacturing, integration and testing)
• Subcontractor Management
• Aircraft modification and certification

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Greenville, TX is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Engineer to serve as the technical lead for assigned programs. You will drive engineering execution in collaboration with the Program Manager, ensuring alignment with requirements, budget, and schedule.

Travel up to 20% may be required; the role demands strong leadership, proposal support, and effective communication with customers and leadership teams. The position requires a DoD Secret clearance.