Senior Associate, Program Manager

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Associate, Program Manager in Greenville, Texas. The Program Manager directs all phases of programs from inception through completion, driving execution to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for new, continuing, or current programs. The role is responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs, participates in contract negotiations and changes, and coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, performance statements of work (SOW), specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts. The incumbent acts as the primary customer contact, leads program review sessions, establishes design concepts and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and test, expands the product line with the customer, and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the assigned program.
• Act as primary customer contact for program activities.
• Lead cross‑functional teams—including Engineering, Operations/Manufacturing, Contracts, Finance, Quality, Security, etc.—in executing program requirements.
• Build teams based on trust, efficiency, and accountability.
• Utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methodology and tools to plan and execute programs, identifying and mitigating cost, schedule, and technical risks.
• Identify continuous improvement and cost‑reduction opportunities.
• Coordinate with customers to identify new opportunities and resolve issues throughout the program lifecycle.
• Provide concise reports to management on status, potential issues, risks, and recommended courses of action.
• Communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with customers, stakeholders, supporting teams, and all levels of management.
• Comprehend complex program interdependencies and provide clear, consistent priorities to supporting teams.
• Work extended hours as needed to support program requirements.
• Demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 2 years of relevant experience,
  or Graduate degree with 0‑2 years of experience,
  or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing aircraft integration, aircraft maintenance efforts, or aircraft engineering projects.
• Experience preparing business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts.
• Strong project management, negotiation, organizational, time‑management, and leadership skills.
• Ability to interface with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and management personnel onsite and offsite.
• Experience with problem resolution and process improvement.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with engineering and production efforts.
• Experience managing programs or projects within the DoD Big Safari environment.
• Experience managing programs with earned value.
• Knowledge of the proposal development process.
• Knowledge of existing L3Harris processes, tools, and operations—specifically related to manufacturing and operations.

Schedule

9/80 – Employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off.