Sr. Manager, Systems & Project Eng — Tactical Data Links

L3Harris Technologies; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Carlsbad, California, is seeking a Sr. Manager, Systems and Project Engineering, Tactical Data Links (TDL) to lead the Systems and Project Engineering organization across requirements, architecture, planning, development, integration, production transition, and sustainment for defense programs.

The role requires strong leadership across cross-functional teams, execution of schedules, cost, and risk performance, and collaboration with Product Management and Program

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.

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Carlsbad, California, is seeking a Sr. Manager, Systems and Project Engineering, Tactical Data Links (TDL) to lead the Systems and Project Engineering organization across requirements, architecture, planning, development, integration, production transition, and sustainment for defense programs.

The role requires strong leadership across cross-functional teams, execution of schedules, cost, and risk performance, and collaboration with Product Management and Program