Senior Manager Project Engineering

L3Harris Technologies•Huntsville, AL

22h

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Project Engineering leads a team of project engineers responsible for managing and directing program teams to meet cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements across a complex technical program portfolio. The role spans development, implementation, and operations, including Earned Value Management, integrated master schedule maintenance, development and testing against a technical baseline, proactive risk management, and portfolio budget management and financial execution. The position works closely with the Program Manager, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other departments to expedite project completion and meet customer expectations. The position supports solid rocket motor development and production programs and coordinates engineering work, technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost. It communicates with stakeholders and customers, advises program and business development teams, and supports technical proposals to government customers or prime contractors. The role is based in Huntsville, Alabama, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires 25% travel to supplier, company, and production sites. The employee must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of prior engineering experience; or a graduate degree and at least 10 years of prior engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 16 years of prior engineering experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
Ability to travel 25% to supplier, company, and production sites.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
Previous management experience.
Previous aerospace and defense experience, particularly with hypersonic or airbreathing propulsion technology.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of project engineers managing program teams' cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance across portfolio life-cycle phases.
Utilize Earned Value Management and maintain an integrated master schedule.
Manage development and testing to a technical baseline and maintain a proactive risk management program.
Manage portfolio budgets and financial execution.
Work with functional leadership to ensure engineering, manpower, production, and facility resources are available to support programs.
Support engineering teams on solid rocket motor development and production tasks and problem resolution.
Coordinate engineering work and manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost.
Monitor technical progress and work with Program Management, Missile Solutions customers, and other functional organizations to resolve technical issues.
Communicate status to organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and customers.
Identify and mitigate risks, elevate and resolve issues, and demonstrate operational discipline and ownership.
Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development for activities such as writing white papers and preparing and presenting customer technical briefings.
Support the technical lead on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for propulsion development or technology programs.
Maintain scope control through disciplined change management.
Build an inclusive and respectful environment, develop talent, and promote trust, open communication, data-driven decision-making, customer focus, and continuous improvement.