Lead, Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Bellmead, TX

20h

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to support the bidding and execution of complex system integration efforts on airborne platforms. The role is responsible for ensuring technical development meets program technical, cost, and schedule requirements through program planning and execution, plan documentation and approval, life-cycle process adherence, risk management, customer and senior-leadership interaction, and coordination throughout the program lifecycle. Engineering Functional Task Leaders—including Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, and Technical Publications—report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for assigned program operations. The Project Engineer serves as a key technical interface to customers throughout every phase of the program lifecycle. The role also supports new-business capture, bid estimates, and technical responses. The Lead Project Engineer provides engineering leadership to cross-functional teams and serves as the primary technical focal point for assigned programs. Responsibilities include managing an aircraft Integrity Program covering ASIP, MECSIP, and PSIP; coordinating support for delivery of the Aircraft Battle Damage Assessment Report Technical Manual; and managing project plans, technical baselines, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts. The role reviews and approves engineering deliverables and leads design reviews, technical meetings, issue resolution, and program status reporting. It also supports bid and proposal development, monitors cost and schedule performance, and ensures compliance with engineering processes, policies, performance, reliability, and safety standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of related experience.
Active DoD Secret Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
Demonstrated understanding of engineering processes and policies.
Demonstrated experience in bid and proposal development.
Ability to travel as needed based on business demands.
Demonstrated experience in at least one of these disciplines: aerospace engineering (mechanical, electrical, or flight sciences); software/hardware engineering; systems engineering (including test engineering); or project engineering.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership experience as a Task Leader, IPT Leader, Functional Manager, or in a similar leadership role.
Demonstrated experience communicating with internal and external customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering leadership to cross-functional teams to resolve design and integration challenges.
Serve as the primary technical focal point for assigned programs and ensure alignment with customer, regulatory, cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
Manage an aircraft Integrity Program covering ASIP, MECSIP, and PSIP.
Coordinate engineering support for development and on-time delivery of the Aircraft Battle Damage Assessment Report Technical Manual.
Develop and manage project plans, technical baselines, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts.
Review and approve engineering deliverables, analyses, test plans, technical reports, interface documents, and design changes.
Drive resolution of complex engineering issues, root-cause investigations, nonconformances, and corrective and preventive actions.
Lead SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and milestone reviews with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.
Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status monthly to senior engineering leadership.
Track cost and schedule execution, explain variances, and identify the path to return to program targets.
Lead cross-functional teams in bid/proposal and program planning, including BOE generation and technical-volume responses to customer ROMs, RFIs, and RFPs.
Set up bid-generation tools and track required completion status.
Ensure program execution and bid/proposal development comply with engineering processes and policies.
Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards.
Plan and execute program activities, document and obtain approval of program plans, ensure life-cycle process adherence, and identify and manage risks.
Coordinate program activities throughout the program lifecycle and interact with customers at every phase.
Support capture of new business and development of bid estimates and technical responses.