Lead, Project Engineering
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Job Title: Lead Project Engineering
Job Code: 24990
Job Location: Waco TX
Schedule: 9/80
L3Harris is actively seeking a Lead Project Engineer (PE) to support the execution of complex specialized hardware/software systems installed on airborne platforms. In this role the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program technical development is performed to meet all technical cost and schedule requirements. This includes but is not limited to:
- Planning and execution of program activities
- Documenting and approval of program plans
- Ensuring life-cycle process adherence
- Risk identification and management
- Customer and Senior Leadership interaction
- Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle
The individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering Software Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Specialty Engineering Logistic Engineering Technical Publications etc.) report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for the assigned program operations. In addition Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility to interact with Customers at every phase of the program lifecycle.
The Project Engineering candidate will also help with the capture of new business and development of bid estimates and technical responses.
Essential Functions:
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams in program execution and bid/proposal activities.
- Provide technical leadership to resolve design and integration challenges
- Provide leadership in program planning guidance and engineering execution within scope schedule and budget.
- Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership
- Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets
- Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies
- Lead teams in developing Technical Volume responses to customer ROMs RFIs and RFPs
- Ensure compliance with performance reliability and safety standards
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- An active DoD Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
- Demonstrated experience in program planning guidance and engineering execution within scope schedule and budget.
- Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies
- Demonstrated experience in Aircraft Integration Test and Delivery
- Ability to travel as needed based on business demands
- Demonstrated experience in one of the following disciplines:
- Aero Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Flight Sciences)
- Software/Hardware Engineering
- Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering)
- Project Engineering
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader IPT Leader and/or Functional Manager or other similar leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders
- Experience with FAA (STC) and Military (MTC) certification activities
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Employment Type
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