Senior Project Engineer, Defense Systems — 9/80 & Travel

L3Harris Technologies; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville, TN to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment.

The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. The Project Engineer coordinates day-to-day technical, cost, and schedule execution across engineering workstreams, enabling program delivery by connecting engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree with 4+ years or 10 years if no degree.
• 4+ years coordinating engineering projects.
• 4+ years managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities.
• 4+ years creating actionable status and risk reporting.

Responsibilities

• Execute engineering work from requirements through documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and constraints.
• Conduct risk identifications and trade studies for design decisions.
• Present status and recommendations in reviews.
• Prepare health reporting and escalation packages.
• Travel up to 25% for integration and program execution.
• Support gate reviews and readiness activities.
• Maintain integrated schedules and risk metrics.

Skills

Project coordination

Cost management

Schedule management

Risk reporting

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

10 years experience in lieu

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Creo

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Engineer in Nashville, TN to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment.

The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. The Project Engineer coordinates day-to-day technical, cost, and schedule execution across engineering workstreams, enabling program delivery by connecting engineering