Lead, Systems Engineer (Cost EngineeringCost Modeling)

Job Title: Lead Systems Engineer (Cost Engineering/Cost Modeling)

Job Code: 33286

Job Location - ANY of the following: Colorado Springs CO or Plano TX or Fort Wayne IN or Rochester NY or Amityville NY or Clifton NJ or Wilmington MA or Herndon VA or Dulles VA or Chantilly VA or Alpharetta GA or Palm Bay FL

Job Schedule: Regular 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance may be available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

L3Harris Space and Mission Systems (SMS) is seeking a Cost Engineer to join the Cost Engineering and Analytics Department (CEAD; within the Systems Engineering organization) and develop parametric cost modeling product lines to enable parametric bidding in our various business units. CEADs mission is to provide robust efficient cost engineering and analytics to key decision makers throughout the opportunity and program life-cycle. CEADs vision is to become a world class centralized cost engineering and analytics organization supporting L3Harris SMS growth to become a top tier Prime exemplified by fully collaborative and cross-segment alignment with respect to parametric cost estimating. As a member of the CEAD Product Line Development Team you will have the responsibility to interface with a defined business area understand their product and work within our parametric modeling framework to deliver a traceable and reliable process for future parametric bids. This position is on-site and may be based at any L3Harris location listed in the Job Location field of this Requisition. Occasional travel is required.

Essential Functions:

Product Line Development

• Support meetings with prescribed business areas or divisions to understand the products they generate and translate that architecture to the TruePlanning (parametric modeling software tool) architecture.
• Collect and normalize cost-driving parameters within that product area.
• Map the TruePlanning architecture into a standard WBS.
• Support establishment of a common framework and procedure for modeling and estimating work in this product area. Document and release this framework in L3Harris command media.

Cost Research

• Analyze common modeling practices across functional organizations and document processes for standardizing the modeling practice across multiple product lines.
• Interface with functional organizations to understand cost drivers and work to reflect their functional practices into product lines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree (preferably in Engineering or related field) and minimum 9 years or a Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience in process management training and cost lieu of a degree a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience in process management training and cost estimating.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Experience working with security and compliance regulations
• Professional experience with Unison (formerly PRICE Systems) TruePlanning cost estimating software

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active security clearance is highly preferred
• Strong project/capture management skills
• Proposal cost volume preparation experience
• MILSTD-881 WBS Descriptions and product-based estimating experience
• Experience developing defense industry products with similar programmatic and technical characteristics as SMS offerings especially military displays electronic warfare or ground application software development.
• Ability to provide/accept constructive feedback to/from peers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Data analytics including use of PowerBI Excel with PowerQuery Tableau or equivalent
• Desire to train and mentor others
• Passion for organizing ambiguity self-motivated self-starter

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 $127500.00 - $236500.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New York state and Vermont is $110500.00 - $205500.00. 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.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.