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Project Engineer 6

Greenville, Texas; Plano, Texas

Job ID 16885
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Scientist, Project Engineer

Job Code: 16885

Job Location: Greenville, TX or Plano, TX

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Project Engineer (PE) holds technical responsibility and authority for the program under the authority from Engineering Leadership to execute assigned programs, as well as direct integration with the Program Manager (PM). This includes but is not limited to:

  • Adhering to technical scope;
  • Remaining within Engineering Program budget; and,
  • Ensuring alignment with overall Program Schedule

To this end, the individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, Technical Publications, etc.) report to/and take direction from the PE for the assigned program operations.

The PE coordinates with the Functional Managers in the utilization of and Earned Value (EV) reporting via the Labor Tracking System (LTS) to ensure consistency between the Functional and Program roll-up relative to performance against schedule and budgeted work scope.

The PE is also responsible for program technical performance that extends beyond the "Engineering" functions, to ensuring technical compliance within the total operations activities (i.e. extends to the interfaces of manufacturing and HD&L). Project Engineers are a key technical interface to Customers and have the responsibility and opportunity to interact at every phase of the program lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

  • Ability to travel within the USA & working extended hours
  • Leadership Skills

Qualifications:

A Bachelors degree in a technical field and a minimum of twelve (12) years or prior relevant experience.  Graduate degree and a minimum of ten (10) years or prior related experience.  Advanced technical or management degrees are a plus.

Experience with the one or more of the following areas is required:

  • Program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule and budget
  • Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies
  • Bidding and Proposals
  • Design, Development and Test efforts
  • Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering); or,
  • Software / Hardware Engineering; or
  • Project Engineering;
  • Leadership Skills (i.e. Task, IPT Leader and/or Functional Management)
  • Executive Level Interaction and Communication (to include internal and Customer stakeholders)

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and capabilities experience
  • Experience on Foreign Military Sales Programs or Direct Commercial Sales
  • Agile Software Development
  • MBSE Experience
  • Control Account Management Experience
  • Capture and Proposal Development
  • Architecting mission system configurations to meet customer needs
  • Ground, aircraft, space or shipborne mission system integration expertise
  • COMINT and/or ELINT sensor experience
  • Airborne SIGINT experience

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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