Director, Engineering Management (Public Safety Devices)

L3Harris•Rochester, NY

About The Position

The L3Harris Mission Critical Communications sector seeking a highly motivated Engineering Director to lead a cross-functional HW/SW/Quality team responsible for designing industry-leading communications devices for public safety and government customers. This individual will utilize their engineering leadership skills, communications product expertise, and business acumen to ensure the full product line of radio products are developed and maintained to grow market leadership. The responsibilities and duties of this position include but are not limited to: Essential Functions: Leads a geographically diverse, cross-functional product development engineering team with responsibility for the L3Harris public safety radio product line including handheld and vehicular radios products and accessories. Grows an engaged, high performance team that excels at team collaboration, innovation, and agility to respond to customer and business needs. Collaborates with Engineering Leadership and Product Line Management to develop product roadmaps, create engineering project plans, solve customer problems, and ensure long-term success in the market. Oversees engineering resource planning with responsibility for managing engineering budgets against the approved business plan. Oversees engineering development projects and ensures the project teams are delivering to meet customer commitments within the allocated budget and schedule. Identifies and drives strategic initiatives to improve the overall performance of the engineering organization. Develops and presents comprehensive presentations in a clear and concise manner to internal and external stakeholders. Ability to Obtain a US Security Clearance.

Requirements

BS Degree in an engineering discipline with 15 years of relevant experience leading engineering development or MS Degree in an engineering discipline with 13 years of relevant experience leading engineering development.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading both HW and SW product development efforts to successfully deliver against challenging technical and business requirements.
Ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external partners.
Experience with Land Mobile Radio, Tactical Radio, Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and other communications technologies.
Strong technical understanding and experience leading organizational behaviors to ensure quality.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification, or strong working knowledge of project management practices.

Responsibilities

Leads a geographically diverse, cross-functional product development engineering team with responsibility for the L3Harris public safety radio product line including handheld and vehicular radios products and accessories.
Grows an engaged, high performance team that excels at team collaboration, innovation, and agility to respond to customer and business needs.
Collaborates with Engineering Leadership and Product Line Management to develop product roadmaps, create engineering project plans, solve customer problems, and ensure long-term success in the market.
Oversees engineering resource planning with responsibility for managing engineering budgets against the approved business plan.
Oversees engineering development projects and ensures the project teams are delivering to meet customer commitments within the allocated budget and schedule.
Identifies and drives strategic initiatives to improve the overall performance of the engineering organization.
Develops and presents comprehensive presentations in a clear and concise manner to internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to Obtain a US Security Clearance.