Senior Project Engineer / Deputy Chief Program Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project/Program Engineer (DCPE) for our Orlando, FL site. The role leads engineering tasks, chairs major design reviews, and provides technical oversight across IPTs for missile target system programs.

Coleman Aerospace focuses on high-fidelity air-launched targets and related aerospace systems. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in Engineering with 6+ years of experience (or a graduate degree with 4+ years, or 10+ years without a degree).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant engineering experience; graduate degree reduces required experience.
• Experience with aerospace systems, design reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR), and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Oversight to IPTs across development, verification, and production tasks.
• Communicate program status to Engineering Director, Program Manager, and Senior Staff; prepare technical reports and reviews.
• Coordinate schedules, workflow, and cross-disciplinary activities including manufacturing, test, and engineering.
• Advise Program Management and Business Development on technical aspects and proposals.
• Chair major design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) with leadership and customers.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Graduate Degree (preferred)

Tools

MRBs/FRBs coordination

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: Senior Project Engineer / Deputy Chief Program Engineer

Job Code: 42172

Job Location: Orlando, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project/Program Engineer (DCPE) at our Orlando, FL location. Coleman Aerospace is a prime tactical and strategic missile target system provider supporting ballistic missile defense testing. High-Fidelity Air-Launched one, two, and three stage ballistic missile targets are their primary product line. Coleman’s capabilities range from the precision assembly of large missile structures, to telemetry, avionics, networks, cold gas control systems, flight termination control modules, advanced vehicle guidance systems, environmental stress screening, qualification and acceptance testing.

In this role, the candidate will be responsible for supporting Engineering tasks that establish and manage design requirements; and will verify product designs meet all operating requirements for fabrication, test, flight, and life cycle disposal environments.

This opening is for a DeputyChief Program Engineer (DCPE) responsible for providing technical oversight to all Integrated Product Teams (IPT) working on the development, verification, and production of system. The DCPE will chair major technical design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) with their internal leadership teams and customers, chair MRBs/FRBs, support Risk Boards, support Change Control Boards, and provide technical leadership in root cause corrective action investigations. In the program structure, this role reports to Coleman leadership and Program Management.

Essential Functions:

• Provide Technical Oversight to all Integrated Product Teams (IPT) working on a system’s development, verification, and production tasks. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams’ work and manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.
• Provide communication of program status to the Engineering Director, Program Manager, and Senior Staff. Program status includes overall program health, technical design and development results, risk management status, schedule and cost reporting. Responsible for overseeing/directing preparation of technical reports, presentations, and customer design reviews.
• Utilize organizational skills to effectively coordinate schedules and work flow utilizing the knowledge of operations (manufacturing, engineering, test, etc.) as required to accomplish assigned activities and an understanding of business management systems.
• Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development organizations for business development activities such as writing white papers or preparing and presenting technical briefings to customers.
• Provide technical support on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for engineering development or technology programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience managing engineering projects, to include program logic development, planning, systems engineering processes and schedule development/maintenance.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management techniques.
• Ability to apply Engineering skills to aerospace products in the interest of meeting mission assurance objectives.
• Understanding of design life cycle for design, manufacture, assembly and test principles.
• Experience with Cargo Air Drops from Military Aircraft.

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