Sr. Manager, Systems and Project Engineering, Tactical Data Links (TDL)

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Carlsbad, California, seeks a Sr. Manager of Systems and Project Engineering for Tactical Data Links (TDL). You will lead a high-performing engineering organization across requirements, architecture, planning, development, integration, production transition, and sustainment.

You will steer multidisciplinary teams, manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and ensure timely delivery of complex defense products. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of related experience, graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or in lieu of a degree a minimum of 13 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading both systems engineering and project engineering or technical project-delivery work in a complex, multidisciplinary product-development environment.
• Experience managing technical, schedule, cost, resource, and risk performance from requirements through integration, production transition, and sustainment.
• Active U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create vision, strategy, staffing plans, and execution priorities for a high-performing Systems and Project Engineering organization.
• Lead systems-engineering discipline execution across requirements definition, architecture, analysis, integration, verification, technical reviews, and risk mitigation for large communications systems.
• Lead project-engineering delivery management across product development and release to production, including integrated technical plans, timelines, resource loading, risk assessments, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Partner closely with Product Management and Program Management throughout development, integration, production transition, and sustainment; align system-level decisions with program commitments and customer needs.
• Coordinate and review cross-functional work performed by systems, hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, test, vendor, subcontractor, and technician teams; remove internal and external roadblocks and close capability gaps.
• Coordinate engineering technical, schedule, and cost performance, including proposal reviews, cost approvals, engineering program reviews, technical-feasibility decisions, and oversight of key technical decisions.
• Establish practical engineering execution mechanisms for technical documentation, interface-control artifacts, test plans, system diagrams, requirements traceability, and transition to production/manufacturing.
• Lead analysis, integration, test, debug, and corrective-action activities as needed to resolve program technical risk and sustain delivery.
• Hire, attract, retain, and grow top talent; provide mentoring, career development, and growth opportunities for systems engineers, project engineers, and management staff.
• Contribute to new business pursuits and capability development through cross-functional relationships, technical training, industry interaction, proposal support, and continued advancement of the organization.
• Communicate technical direction, project health, risks, and decisions clearly with engineering leaders, executives, customers, and teammates.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Systems engineering

Staffing planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Equivalent experience

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: Sr. Manager, Systems and Project Engineering, Tactical Data Links (TDL)

Job Code: 42238

Job Location: Carlsbad, California

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

Job Description

Lead the Systems and Project Engineering organization supporting Tactical Data Links programs within the Spectrum Superiority sector. Provide leadership for systems-engineering discipline execution and project-engineering delivery management across requirements, architecture, integrated planning, development, integration, production transition, and sustainment. Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage technical, schedule, cost, resource, and risk performance, and ensure timely delivery of complex defense products and programs.

Essential Functions

• Create vision, strategy, staffing plans, and execution priorities for a high-performing Systems and Project Engineering organization
• Lead systems-engineering discipline execution across requirements definition, architecture, analysis, integration, verification, technical reviews, and risk mitigation for large communications systems.
• Lead project-engineering delivery management across product development and release to production, including integrated technical plans, timelines, resource loading, risk assessments, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Partner closely with Product Management and Program Management throughout development, integration, production transition, and sustainment; align system-level decisions with program commitments and customer needs.
• Coordinate and review cross-functional work performed by systems, hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, test, vendor, subcontractor, and technician teams; remove internal and external roadblocks and close capability gaps.
• Coordinate engineering technical, schedule, and cost performance, including proposal reviews, cost approvals, engineering program reviews, technical-feasibility decisions, and oversight of key technical decisions.
• Establish practical engineering execution mechanisms for technical documentation, interface-control artifacts, test plans, system diagrams, requirements traceability, and transition to production/manufacturing.
• Lead analysis, integration, test, debug, and corrective-action activities as needed to resolve program technical risk and sustain delivery.
• Hire, attract, retain, and grow top talent; provide mentoring, career development, and growth opportunities for systems engineers, project engineers, and management staff.
• Contribute to new business pursuits and capability development through cross-functional relationships, technical training, industry interaction, proposal support, and continued advancement of the organization.
• Communicate technical direction, project health, risks, and decisions clearly with engineering leaders, executives, customers, and teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of related experience, graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or in lieu of a degree a minimum of 13 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading both systems engineering and project engineering or technical project-delivery work in a complex, multidisciplinary product-development environment.
• Experience managing technical, schedule, cost, resource, and risk performance from requirements through integration, production transition, and sustainment.
• Active U.S. security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Deep systems engineering experience and prior work within the defense industry.
• Demonstrated technical leadership for large, complex programs and IRAD efforts.
• Systems-level development, requirements definition, analysis, integration, verification, and risk mitigation experience for large communications systems.
• Project-engineering leadership experience developing integrated plans, resource estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and technical-delivery mechanisms.
• Experience coordinating hardware, software, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, test, vendor, subcontractor, and technician teams.
• Experience with technical documentation, including interface-control documents, test plans, system diagrams, schematics, and production/manufacturing artifacts.
• Ability to resolve roadblocks, close technical capability gaps, and transition products to production.
• Experience managing highly technical teams and navigating matrix organizations to identify stakeholders and create efficiencies.
• Proposal, BOE, contract-document, and technical-white-paper experience.
• Tactical communications or Link 16 experience.
• Highly collaborative approach with the ability to establish trust and credibility among peers and customers.
• Ability to communicate confidently and concisely with engineers and executive management.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $153,000-$284,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is [$USA2 MIN - $USA2 MAX]. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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