Lead, Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Greenville, TX

3d

About The Position

The Project Engineer holds technical responsibility and authority for the program under the technical authority of Engineering Leadership, and works in direct coordination with the Program Manager. Engineering Functional Task Leaders—including those in systems, software, aeronautical, specialty, and logistics engineering, as well as technical publications—report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for assigned program operations. The role leads technical planning, execution, and coordination; ensures adherence to engineering lifecycle processes, technical baselines, and program plans; manages technical and program risks; coordinates multidisciplinary teams and operational stakeholders; and serves as a primary technical interface to internal leadership and external customers. It also oversees technical performance of platform capabilities across software, infrastructure, networking, and operations support. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time, depending on the assigned program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in one of the following disciplines: Software/Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering), or Project Engineering.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience performing in a Project Engineering or similar role.
• Leadership experience, such as Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Management.
• Experience with overall development and maintenance of a project baseline.
• VIP/SAM Aircraft experience.
• Control Account Management (CAM) or IPT Lead experience.
• Software development experience.
• Understanding of Agile methodology.
• Experience utilizing Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence.
• Aircraft Integration, Test, and Delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning, execution, and coordination for assigned program activities.
• Ensure adherence to engineering life-cycle processes, technical baselines, and program plans.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical and program risks.
• Coordinate across multidisciplinary engineering teams and operational stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary technical interface to internal leadership and external customers.
• Oversee technical performance of platform capabilities spanning software, infrastructure, networking, and operations support.
• Be available for travel up to 25% of the time, depending on the program assigned.
• Direct assigned program operations through Engineering Functional Task Leaders, who report to and take direction from the Project Engineer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior