Sr. Specialist Project Engineer

About the role

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Development - Drive good development processes and engineering best practices.
• Follow methodologies and tools provided to improve engineering excellence.
• Proposal Development - Participate in and/or lead the proposal process for technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation.
• Interpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and content.
• Project Management - Lead detailed technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation.
• Manage day-to-day technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, task/schedule management, issue resolution/escalation, communication, requirements management, and risk management activities. Activities overseen include software, digital, electrical power, mechanical, configuration management, and systems engineering.
• Participate in and/or lead activities to define system architecture and associated technical requirements.
• Conduct design reviews to ensure that product elements meet requirements (e.g., ConDr, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, peer reviews).
• Lead definition of technical development plans (e.g., HW Development Plan, SW Development Plan, Integration Test Plan).
• Lead efforts for unit testing, integration testing, verification testing, and pre-production (qualification) testing including efforts for defect tracking and correction.
• Support technical efforts for upgrade requests and change management for released products.
• Work with functional management to obtain and manage proper engineering staffing.
• Manage engineering budget and evaluate engineering Estimate to Complete. Identify to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth.
• Career Development - Provide career development opportunities and mentoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience, or
• Master’s degree in progress in related Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience, or
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related technical and project management experience.
• 4+ years of experience of broad-based technical knowledge within a similar position in order to understand and evaluate design and development activity across the engineering functions.
• 4+ years of experience in managing the full life cycle of hardware/software products from concept to production including system architecture, design implementation, integration, and verification/validation.
• 4+ years of experience developing engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for X (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product life cycle management, and systems engineering.
• 4+ years presenting technical presentations to leadership.
• 4+ years of experience analyzing the assigned project, breaking down work into functional disciplines and planning out a means for the work to be accomplished.

Qualifications

• Preferred emphasis in Electrical Power Conversion Engineering, Systems Engineering experience highly desired.
• Specific experience in power distribution, generation and/or conversion equipment development preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office suite with emphasis in excel and project.
• Familiarity with the military/defense contracting environment.
• Strong practical organization, facilitation and arbitration skills.
• Proficient in CAD systems preferably SolidWorks.
• Experience with PLM tools (Agile).
• Experience with MRP systems (Cost Point).

Skills

• Technical expertise in AC and DC power distribution and protection products.
• Ability to interpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and content.
• Experience in project management, including WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation.
• Knowledge of system operations and understanding of end user needs.
• Ability to communicate large amounts of data succinctly.
• Experience in engineering development, proposal development, and project management.

Benefits

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

Pay

The salary range for this role is $110,000 - $200,000. 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.

Schedule

9/80 Regular (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)