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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 Engineering, Certification

Job Code : 29821

Job Location:Waco or Plano or Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80

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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

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.

Job Description:

L3Harris is actively seeking a Lead Certification Project Engineer (PE) to support the execution of complex, specialized hardware/software system integration activities on airborne platforms. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the certification program development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements and that the final design meets all airworthiness requirements. This includes but is not limited to:

• Planning and execution of program certification activities
• Documenting and approval of program plans
• Interfacing with Airworthiness Authority representatives on both Commercial and Military aircraft
• Ensuring life-cycle process adherence
• Risk identification and management
• Customer and Senior Leadership interaction
• Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle; managing multiple streams of certification activities, including STCs, later approved data projects, and amended STCs.

Project Engineers serve as crucial links between technical teams and customers, ensuring that communication and collaboration are seamless throughout the program lifecycle. As such, qualified Project Engineering candidates will possess the following skills:

• Collaboration: Effectively work with diverse teams and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Professionalism: Represent L3Harris with integrity and professionalism at all times.
• Communication: Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Leadership: Demonstrate strong leadership qualities to guide and motivate project teams.
• Technical Competence: Have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of the project.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership to the overall certification effort.  This includes both Military (MIL-HDBK-516C) and Commercial (FAA) certification activities.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to successfully execute airworthiness certification activities on assigned programs.
• Guide BOE development and technical volume generation to support Airworthiness activities on bids and proposals.
• Provide technical leadership to resolve design and integration challenges related to Airworthiness activities.
• Provide leadership in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership
• Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets
• Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies
• Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Demonstrated experience leading programs through Military (MIL-HDBK-516C) or Commercial (FAA) certification processes.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies
• Demonstrated experience in Aircraft Integration, Test and Delivery
• Ability to travel as needed based on business demands

• Demonstrated experience in one of the following disciplines:
  • Aero Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Flight Sciences)
  • Software/Hardware Engineering
  • Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering)
  • Project Engineering

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

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.

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