Lead, Project Engineer

L3Harris Technologies • Greenville, TX

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About The Position

The Project Engineer serves as the technical lead for assigned programs and is entrusted by Engineering Leadership with responsibility and authority to drive engineering execution activities. In close partnership with the Program Manager, the Project Engineer ensures engineering efforts align with program objectives, technical requirements, budget, and schedule. The position may require travel up to 20% based on business needs.

The role leads engineering execution across contract phases, including requirements, design, manufacturing, integration, and testing. It also supports proposal development and customer technical evaluations, provides technical direction to multidisciplinary engineering and production teams, and communicates product status and technical information to customers and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant prior experience, or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of relevant prior experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following engineering fields: electrical systems, mechanical design, airframe systems, cyber security, system design, or software.
• Experience with or working knowledge of preparing a proposal, reviewing bids, and supporting a proposal through submission and customer technical evaluation.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working successfully in a team environment.
• Experience interpreting statement-of-work requirements and translating them into engineering direction for execution.
• Aircraft certification experience, including Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft, FAA Supplemental Type certification, and Military Airworthiness certification.
• Cyber Security, Approval-to-Operate (ATO) compliance, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) experience.
• Ground, aircraft, space, or shipborne mission system integration expertise.
• Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems experience.
• Requirements Verification and Validation experience.
• Aeronautical engineering experience, such as electrical, structural, mechanical, stress, mass properties, or aerodynamics.
• Cost, estimating, CAM (Control Account Management), and/or EVM (Earned Value Management) experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction using continuous problem solving.
• System troubleshooting and field support experience.
• Experience interacting with flightline operations personnel for testing and systems calibration.
• Security+.

Responsibilities

• Lead and communicate with a diverse engineering and production team across multiple engineering disciplines to develop solutions that meet contractual requirements.
• Interpret statement-of-work requirements and translate them into engineering direction for execution.
• Prepare engineering proposal briefings and support other engineering functions in developing bids.
• Plan projects and provide guidance within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Write and deliver presentations on product status at program reviews.
• Review, approve, and sign off on technical contractual deliverables to the customer.
• Apply a broad understanding of engineering processes and policies.
• Serve as the Technical Point of Contact for customer technical evaluations of proposals.
• Prepare presentations that communicate technical information to customers and senior leadership.
• Work on projects across all contract phases, including requirements, design, manufacturing, integration, and testing.

What This Job Offers

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