Lead, Project Engineering - Certification Lead

L3HHCM20 • Bellmead, TX

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About The Position

L3Harris is actively seeking a Lead Certification Project Engineer (PE) to support the execution of complex, specialized hardware/software system integration activities on airborne platforms. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the certification program development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements and that the final design meets all airworthiness requirements. This includes but is not limited to: Planning and execution of program certification activities, Documenting and approval of program plans, Interfacing with Airworthiness Authority representatives on both Commercial and Military aircraft, Ensuring life-cycle process adherence, Risk identification and management, Customer and Senior Leadership interaction, Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle; managing multiple streams of certification activities, including STCs, later approved data projects, and amended STCs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Demonstrated experience leading programs through Military (MIL-HDBK-516C) or Commercial (FAA) certification processes.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies.
• Demonstrated experience in Aircraft Integration, Test and Delivery.
• Ability to travel as needed based on business demands.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the overall certification effort, including both Military (MIL-HDBK-516C) and Commercial (FAA) certification activities.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to successfully execute airworthiness certification activities on assigned programs.
• Guide BOE development and technical volume generation to support Airworthiness activities on bids and proposals.
• Provide technical leadership to resolve design and integration challenges related to Airworthiness activities.
• Provide leadership in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership.
• Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets.
• Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies.
• Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees