Sr. Specialist Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 107,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Engineer for Power Systems in Camden, NJ.

You will lead technical management and coordination of engineering resources to meet customer requirements in AC/DC power distribution and protection products. Responsibilities include developing plans, procedures, design documents, and technical manuals; conducting design reviews; and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure schedule and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related Engineering/Science field with 6+ years of experience.
• Alternatively, master's in progress with 4+ years experience.
• Or 10+ years of related technical and project management experience in lieu of a degree.
• 4+ years broad-based technical knowledge across engineering functions.
• 4+ years full lifecycle hardware/software product management including architecture, design, integration, verification.
• 4+ years developing engineering processes (Lean, DFX, Six Sigma, PLM, systems engineering).
• 4+ years presenting technical information to leadership.
• 4+ years breaking down work into functional disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Drive development processes and engineering best practices.
• Lead proposal process for WBS, cost, risk, and schedule.
• Define system architecture and technical requirements.
• Manage day-to-day technical aspects, cross-functional decisions and risk.
• Coordinate hand-off to Operations and Field Support.

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering/Science

Masters degree in progress

10 years related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD systems

Agile PLM

Cost Point

MS Excel

MS Project

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. Specialist, Project Engineering- Power Systems

Job Code: 42582

Job Location: Camden, NJ (On-Site)

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

L3Harris Technologies Power Systems is an agile defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions for the US Navy Shipbuilding programs. With capabilities in ship control systems, manufacturing and turn-key ship overhauls that meet customers’ mission-critical needs.

Job Description:

The Sr. Specialist Project Engineer is responsible for the technical success of the project output within the constraints of the allocated budget and schedule. This position’s role specifically is the technical management and coordination of engineering resources to achieve compliance with the customer technical requirements in the field of AC and DC power distribution and protection products. Product maturity ranges from refreshes of fielded systems to new product introduction. The position operates primarily as an individual contributor with occasional assignments as leader of a small multi-discipline team. Typical day to day responsibilities would be driving and managing the creation, review, and submittal of project artifacts such as plans, procedures, reports, design documents, and technical manuals. All major reviews are owned by this position. This position will work intensely with engineers to provide real-time support and guidance with respect to design, testing, or system requirements. To perform effectively, it is expected that this position be knowledgeable of system operations and understand end user needs. This position requires a person that is highly detail oriented, structured, well-organized, and can effectively communicate large amounts of data succinctly.

Essential Functions:

• Engineering Development
  • Drive good development processes and engineering best practices.
  • Follow methodologies and tools provided to improve engineering excellence.
• Proposal Development
  • Participate in and/or lead the proposal process for technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation.
  • Interpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and content.
• Project Management
  • Lead detailed technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation.
  • Manage day-to-day technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, task/schedule management, issue resolution/escalation, communication, requirements management, and risk management activities. Activities overseen include software, digital, electrical power, mechanical, configuration management, and systems engineering.
  • Participate in and/or lead activities to define system architecture and associated technical requirements.
  • Conduct design reviews to ensure that product elements meet requirements (e.g., ConDr, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, peer reviews).
  • Lead definition of technical development plans (e.g., HW Development Plan, SW Development Plan, Integration Test Plan).
  • Lead efforts for unit testing, integration testing, verification testing, and pre-production (qualification) testing including efforts for defect tracking and correction.
  • Support technical efforts for upgrade requests and change management for released products.
  • Work with functional management to obtain and manage proper engineering staffing.
  • Manage engineering budget and evaluate engineering Estimate to Complete. Identify to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth.
  • Coordinate hand-off to Operations and Field Support efforts (in/out of house).
• Ability to obtain and maintain US DOD Secret Security Clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience,
  • Or, master’s degree in progress in related Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience,
  • Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related technical and project management experience.
• 4+ years of experience of broad-based technical knowledge within a similar position in order to understand and evaluate design and development activity across the engineering functions.
• 4+ years of experience in managing the full life cycle of hardware/software products from concept to production including system architecture, design implementation, integration, and verification/validation.
• 4+ years of experience developing engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for X (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product life cycle management, and systems engineering.
• 4+ years presenting technical presentations to leadership.
• 4+ years of experience analyzing the assigned project, breakdown work into functional disciplines and plan out a means for the work to be accomplished.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Preferred emphasis in Electrical Power Conversion Engineering, Systems Engineering experience highly desired.
• Specific experience in power distribution, generation and/or conversion equipment development preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office suite with emphasis in excel and project.
• Familiarity with the military/defense contracting environment.
• Strong practical organization, facilitation and arbitration skills.
• Proficient in CAD systems preferably SolidWorks.
• Experience with PLM tools (Agile).
• Experience with MRP systems (Cost Point).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $106,500 - $197,500. 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
• 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.

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.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer.