Senior Project Engineer - Defense Programs

L3Harris Technologies; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, New Jersey, seeks a Lead, Project Engineer to direct end-to-end software and hardware development, integration, test, and production efforts on complex defense programs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience (or 13+ years in lieu) and an active Secret clearance. You will lead a cross-functional team, manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and interact with customers and senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant 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.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large cross-disciplinary project team to meet customer requirements within cost and schedule.
• Develops, oversees, and coordinates cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects.
• Reviews project status and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, and delivers results through payment milestones.
• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals.
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Coordinate between resource managers and ensure reviews/approvals are received.
• Develop a schedule using Earned Value and manage a project on a DCMA surveilled program.
• Participate in large teams and perform tasks to drive execution, including value stream mapping.
• Regularly communicate program performance to senior management and customers.
• Lead engineering proposal efforts for follow-on ECPs and new program pursuits.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Schedule management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Earned Value

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

13+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

IPTL/CAM certification

EV tools

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, New Jersey, seeks a Lead, Project Engineer to direct end-to-end software and hardware development, integration, test, and production efforts on complex defense programs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience (or 13+ years in lieu) and an active Secret clearance. You will lead a cross-functional team, manage cost, schedule, and technical performance, and interact with customers and senior management.