Lead, Project Engineering

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic direction for products and services, including defining roadmaps and capability sets.
• Partner with Program Management to ensure technical, schedule, and cost targets are met.
• Oversee product development for IRAD/EAID projects and Government programs by developing Integrated Project Plans (IPP).
• Monitor project progress, including technical content, cost, schedule, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with Engineering functional leads (Hardware, Software, Systems, Integration & Test) to ensure accountability.
• Enable value engineering, product commonality, and scalability through cross-product alignment.
• Drive engineering productivity improvements via project management processes and metric collection.
• Assume ownership of product quality, costs, yield improvements, and work in progress (WIP).
• Deliver solutions for product obsolescence and critical part shortages.
• Support new business opportunities through customer briefings, proposals, and Basis of Estimates (BOE).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 9+ years of relevant engineering development and project leadership experience.
• Graduate Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain knowledge in hardware, software, or project management with experience in tactical radio products.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Experience working in DevOps or Agile environments, including familiarity with continuous integration.
• Demonstrated experience managing products through design, development, integration, and test phases.
• Leadership capability to guide multi-functional engineering teams without a formal supervisory role.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts and EAP.
• Education assistance.
• Parental leave and paid time off.
• Company-paid holidays.

About the Company

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. We deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains to support national security and our customers' mission-critical needs.