Sr. Specialist, Project EngineeringManagement (Space optical systems)

Job Title: Sr. Specialist Project Engineering/Management (Space optical systems)

Job Code: 33326

Job Location: Wilmington MA

Work Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

L3Harris Space and Mission Systems has a need for an Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) and Control Account Manager (CAM) Project Engineer (PE). This critical position leads the development and delivery of cutting-edge Space-based payloads and sensors for remote sensing missile warning and track and space warfighting within technical cost and schedule objectives of a project baseline throughout all phases of the program life cycle. This role is responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development assembly and integration and test efforts.

The position is critical to our warfighter customer to ensure delivery of crucial space products!

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
• Develops oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets manages schedules drives execution identifies opportunities and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity quality and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Identifies tracks mitigates manages and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).
• Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g. value stream mapping activities)
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
• Must be able to get a program SAP security clearance
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Active Top Secret security clearance required
• Prior or current IPTL/CAM Professional experience
• Prior or current experience with project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
• Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management Risk and Opportunity Management

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in space telescope optical-mechanical development programs is preferred
• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
• Experience with management of design to cost activities
• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities
• Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
• Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
• Experience managing projects with total budgets of $70M
• Experience in software development and integration programs

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C Denver or NYC areas is $106500 $197500. 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.