Lead, Project Engineering

L3Harris•Mason, OH

20h•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Space & Sensors Technology Center is seeking a motivated and innovative Lead, Project Engineer to provide technical leadership and oversight across the requirements, design, analysis, development, test, and evaluation of systems. The role includes technical management of new and existing products and planning and executing new development projects. The Lead, Project Engineer leads multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects throughout the project life cycle and works closely with the Program Manager, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other departments to expedite project completion and meet customer expectations. The position leads technical proposals and program execution and manages program teams responsible for cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance across a complex technical program portfolio. This includes applying Earned Value Management, maintaining an integrated master schedule and technical baseline, overseeing development and testing, managing budgets and financial execution, and proactively identifying and mitigating risks. The role communicates program status to stakeholders, maintains scope through disciplined change management, and coordinates technical work to meet scope, schedule, and design-to-cost goals. The successful candidate will apply project management practices to resource planning, personnel oversight, and cost and schedule tracking; ensure engineering processes are followed; and work with functional leaders to secure engineering, manpower, production, and facility resources. The role also calls for building an inclusive, respectful, trusting, customer-focused environment that supports open communication, data-driven decisions, continuous improvement, and talent development. This position is onsite in Mason, Ohio, with a 9/80 schedule: 80 hours over nine workdays in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
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.
At least 5 years of experience implementing and executing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and using applicable metrics.
Experience managing projects with budgets of $50 million or more and a total portfolio greater than $200 million.
Experience leading geographically diverse program teams, including Integrated Product Teams with members from multiple company and potentially partner organizations.
Experience with development and production programs.
Recent team leadership experience.
Experience serving as technical lead on technically complex projects.
Recent experience leading technical proposals, including ownership of the engineering portion of the basis of estimate.
Research & Development and Engineering Development & Manufacturing (EM&D) program experience.
Ability to manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance under consultative direction against annual goals.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with customers, vendors, leadership, and colleagues inside and outside the organization with minimal oversight.
Complex problem-solving and decision-making skills, including evaluating options, weighing relative costs and benefits, and implementing appropriate solutions.
Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies.
Sophisticated understanding of circuit-level electronic equipment and systems.

Nice To Haves

Military customer experience.
PMP certification.
Previous experience as a control account manager (CAM) in an EVMS environment.
Previous experience with electro-optical/infrared sensors.
Previous experience leading a development team developing an electronic unit.
Previous experience with agile development.
Previous experience in technical management of supplier development efforts.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead on technical proposals and program execution.
Manage and direct program teams in meeting cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements throughout development, implementation, and operations.
Use Earned Value Management, maintain an integrated master schedule, manage development and testing against a technical baseline, and maintain proactive risk management.
Manage portfolio budgets and financial execution.
Ensure adherence to life-cycle processes.
Identify and mitigate risks, and elevate and resolve issues.
Communicate program status to organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and customers.
Maintain scope control through disciplined change management.
Organize and lead engineering, contractual, financial, operations, and other cross-functional areas for program life-cycle management.
Plan, guide, and execute engineering within scope, schedule, and budget.
Coordinate all technical aspects of projects to meet scope, schedule, and design-to-cost goals.
Apply project management best practices and industry standards to resource planning, personnel oversight, and cost and schedule tracking.
Ensure project design teams follow engineering-related internal processes.
Interface with people at all levels and across diverse technical backgrounds.
Create an inclusive and respectful environment, build diverse teams, and develop talent.
Establish a culture of trust, open communication, data-driven decision-making, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
Work with functional leadership to ensure engineering, manpower, production, and facility resources are available to support programs.
Solve problems calmly, demonstrate operational discipline and ownership, and recommend tactics and strategies that affect business or functional results.