Lead, Project Engineering - PDM / MITD

L3Harris Technologies • Greenville, TX

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About The Position

The Project Engineer provides overall technical leadership for assigned programs in close coordination with the Program Manager and under the direction of Engineering Leadership. The role is accountable for maintaining technical scope, managing the engineering budget, and ensuring alignment with the overall program schedule. The Project Engineer directs cross-functional engineering task leads, coordinates with functional managers on resource utilization and earned value reporting, and ensures consistency between functional and program performance against cost and schedule targets. The role also oversees technical compliance across broader operational interfaces, including manufacturing and HD&L, and serves as a key technical point of contact for customers throughout the program lifecycle.

The position leads engineering functional teams in accomplishing PDM and MITD program milestones and delivering technically compliant work in accordance with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Performance Work Specification (PWS). It requires the ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance, travel up to 10% based on business needs, and occasionally work extended hours based on business needs.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Engineering or Mathematics and at least 9 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of prior engineering and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in seven or more of the following areas: managing PDM projects for military platforms; managing MITD projects for military platforms; ELINT on airborne ISR platforms as a developer, integrator, or leader; COMINT on airborne ISR platforms as a developer, integrator, or leader; program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget; bidding and proposals, including material and production estimating; mission system installation on airborne platforms; design, development, and test efforts; leadership as a task lead, IPT leader, and/or functional manager; executive-level engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced technical or management degree.
• Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems experience.
• Experience on Foreign Military Sales programs or Direct Commercial Sales.
• Capture and proposal development experience.
• Experience architecting mission system configurations to meet customer needs.
• Ground, aircraft, space, or shipborne mission system integration expertise.
• Aircraft Engineering Procurement Fabrication (EPF) experience.
• Military Airworthiness Certification Checklist (MACC) and MIL-HDBK-516 experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership for assigned programs in coordination with the Program Manager and under Engineering Leadership.
• Maintain technical scope, manage the engineering budget, and ensure alignment with the overall program schedule.
• Direct cross-functional engineering task leads.
• Coordinate with functional managers on resource utilization and earned value reporting.
• Ensure consistency between functional and program performance against cost and schedule targets.
• Oversee technical compliance across operational interfaces, including manufacturing and HD&L.
• Serve as a key technical point of contact for customers throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead Engineering functional teams to accomplish PDM and MITD program milestones and technically compliant deliverables per the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Performance Work Specification (PWS).

What This Job Offers

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