Scientist, Project Engineer (Program Chief Engineer)
The Program Chief Engineer (PCE) is responsible for shaping, developing, and leading the technical efforts within a multi-platform program. The PCE must manage customer requirements around cost, schedule, and technical capabilities across multiple platforms while guiding the engineering team to successful program deliveries and sustainment of current assets.
Essential Functions
- Lead technical planning, execution, and coordination for projects within the program
- Ensure adherence to engineering life-cycle processes, technical baselines, and program plans
- Ensure commonality between projects within the program, both in design and process adherence
- Documenting and approval of program plans
- Oversight of proposal activities
- Identify, assess, and manage technical and program risks
- Serve as a primary technical interface to internal leadership and external customers
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
- Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI which requires U.S. Citizenship
- Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies
- FAA certification experience
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is required: Program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget
- Experience in either Software/Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Test Engineering, or Project Engineering
- Leadership Skills (i.e., Task Leader, IPT Leader and/or Functional Management)
- Experience communicating with senior leadership and external customers
Preferred Additional Skills
- Experience performing in a Project Engineering or similar role
- Overall development and maintenance of a project baseline
- VIP/SAM Aircraft experience
- Control Account Management CAM or IPT Lead experience
- Software development experience
- Understanding of Agile methodology
- Experience utilizing Atlassian tools – Jira and Confluence
- Aircraft Integration, Test, and Delivery experience
Benefits
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.