Senior Manager, Systems Engineering

Job Description

L3Harris is actively seeking a Systems Engineering Senior Manager for our facility located in Waco, TX for a direct hire opportunity. We offer great competitive benefits and a generous relocation package for those who qualify.

Essential Functions

• Lead and mentor a diverse team of technical engineers in support of multiple business areas
• Recommend tactics and strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results
• Forecast Systems Engineering Manpower needs based on Program and Potential demand forecast
• Determine hiring needs and conduct searches to onboard needed System Engineers
• Facilitate effective interaction between project engineers, program management and customers
• Support proposal development activities including labor estimation (BOE creation and review) and technical response development
• Establish training requirements for continued professional development of the team to meet business goals
• Establish and manage department overhead budget and ensure staff has the tools and equipment needed to effectively conduct their roles
• Capable of Problem Solving, Team Leadership, Strategic Thinking / Planning, Communication, IPT / Cross Functional Behavior, Accountability, and Critical Thinking
• Review program budgets and schedules with SE program teams
• Prepare and deliver effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals, including senior level management
• Represent L3H during interactions with military and commercial customers
• Author/review physical architectures incorporating vendor equipment into airborne systems for military and commercial customers
• Ensure programs translate customer requirements into unique verifiable system level requirements
• Lead/Review the systems engineering trade study process
• Evaluate trade studies for accuracy and completeness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Physics, etc.) and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience in systems engineering activities is a plus:
• Analysis of customer requirements, including system and sub-system trade studies
• Analysis of detailed hardware and software specifications for systems, subsystems, and key components
• Leadership - Task or IPT Leader and/or Functional Management
• Entire Program/Engineering Life Cycle Phases and Activities
• IRAD and Technical Baseline development/management
• Requirements Management
• Communications
• Proposal Development

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

9/80; Every other Friday off