Senior Specialist, Project Engineering

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Engineer (PE) for the Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL location. The role focuses on leading technical project activities, managing cost, schedule, and risk, and coordinating with the team to deliver mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities include creating and presenting technical briefs, managing schedules, and ensuring program performance with EVMS metrics while maintaining communication with customers and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience; Graduate Degree with at least 4 years of experience; without a degree, 10+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead peer reviews and technical risk mitigation with the project team.
• Act as technical lead with cost and schedule responsibilities.
• Develop, present, and deliver project status and technical briefings to management and customers.
• Establish and manage integrated master schedules; monitor progress and milestones.
• Utilize EVMS to track program performance (CPI, SPI, TCPI, ETC).
• Forecast resource and material needs; coordinate with EMS, talent, and supply chain for staffing.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Project

DOORS

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 Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Code: 41698

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris Corporation is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Engineer (PE) (Level 4) for the Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL location.This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skills and experience, and contribute to mission critical systems solutions that help protect the U.S.A. and our allies, both Domestic and Internationally. You will joina great teamof talented professionals who take a collaborative approach and enjoy working together.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct and lead Peer Reviews and Table-Top Reviews.
• Work with the technical team to identify, mitigate, and close program risks.
• Serve as the technical lead of the project with cost and schedule responsibilities.
• Develops, presents, and delivers comprehensive presentations to the project team, upper management, and customer personnel in a clear and concise manner.
• Successful startup activity, including staffing, robust mitigation plans and establishment of the technical baseline and change management process.
• Planning and management of the products / projects on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Monitors the product / project from initiation through completion and/or customer acceptance.
• Develops, manages, and maintains all aspects of project-level risks, including mitigation, costing, and planning.
• Establishment and execution of detailed integrated master schedules.
• Develops, monitors, and statuses detailed MS Project schedules.
• Uses Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports to manage project performance.
• Review of earned value metrics such as CPI, SPI, TCPI, and ETC to drive program focus.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Ensures that products / projects delivered meet customer requirements and specifications.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement as evidenced by executed improvement projects.
• Employee engagement to meet project needs.
• Maintaining forecasted demand signal on resource needs and partnering with the EMs, talent acquisition and supply chain on development of plans for accomplishing the engineering work.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment; interact, anticipate, and respond to customer needs.
• Ability to obtain DOD Secret Security Clearance

Qualifications:

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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience executing throughout the project lifecycle including requirements flow down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment.
• Demonstrated Earned value / Cost account management experience, with cost and scheduleresponsibility experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work to deadlines and prioritize workload appropriately.
• Demonstrated methodical approach to their work.
• Broad Engineering experience across multiple disciplines.
• Proficient with MS project and other MS Office packages.
• Functional management experience or direct involvement in resource management forecasting and placement.
• Proficient in using DOORS for requirements management.
• Demonstrated experience with Firmware and Software Requirements.
• Knowledgeable in Radio Frequency (RF) and Satellite communication

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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