Specialist , Project Engineering

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Project Engineer to lead propulsion program tasks with program management oversight. You will coordinate analyses, post-test examinations, and reporting while supporting the technical lead.

The role requires collaborating with engineering teams on solid rocket motor development and production tasks, and guiding technical progress, risk, and cost controls. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with several years of project engineering experience and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Project Engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 years of prior Project Engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Project Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Determine approaches to objectives with a full understanding of principles and practices.
• Coordinate engineering work; manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.
• Monitor progress and interface with Program Management, customers, and functional teams to resolve issues.
• Provide technical consultation for business development activities and prepare technical briefings for customers.
• Contribute to status reports and participate in product team meetings; provide inputs for direction.

Skills

Project engineering

Systems engineering

CAM duties

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Tools

CAD

Engineering software

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:

Job Code: 43760

Job Location: Huntsville, AL or Camden, AR

Job Schedule: Varies

Job Description:

The Project Engineer role involves performing and/or coordinating propulsion program tasks in conjunction with program management. Under general direction, this role is responsible for implementing design and analysis tasks and overseeing special studies and experiments. Additionally, this role will coordinate ballistic, thermal, and structural analyses, as well as perform post-test examination, analyses, and reporting while supporting the program technical lead.

Essential Functions:

• Determines approaches to objectives demonstrating a complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, and practices:
• Support Engineering teams working on solid rocket motor development and production program tasks/problem resolution, etc. Coordinate engineering work; manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.
• Monitor technical progress and interface with Program Management, L3 Harris customers, and other L3 Harris functional organizations to understand and develop resolution to program technical issues.
• 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 inputs to written and verbal status reports to Engineering lead, L3 Harris Management, and provide input and leadership at product team meetings.
• Conceive and plan projects involving the development of new methods to attain objectives.
• Provide direction in problem investigations and resolution across functional areas.
• Keep current in relevant technologies and methods in support of project assignments.
• May provide technical guidance to less senior project engineers and project support personnel.
• May be assigned engineering Cost Account Management (CAM) duties.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Project Engineering experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 years of prior Project Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Project Engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• Knowledge of pertinent codes, rules, and regulations related to areas of engineering assignments.
• Use of engineering test equipment, CAD, and computer applications with various office and engineering software applications.
• Systems engineering principles in Requirements and Risk & Opportunity management.
• Principles of budget and schedule management for assigned project scope, such as Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Industry standards and practices.
• Understanding of rocket propulsion component(s) and theory of operation.
• Understanding and/or leading Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) process.

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