Senior Specialist, Project Engineering
About The Position
L3Harris is seeking a motivated and innovative Project Engineering Senior Specialist to provide technical leadership and oversight for the requirements, design, analysis, development, test, and evaluation of unmanned aerial systems. The role includes technical management of new and existing products and planning and executing new development projects. The specialist leads multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects throughout various phases of the project life cycle and works closely with the Program Manager, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other departments to expedite completion and meet customer expectations. The position leads technical proposals and program execution, coordinating technical project activity to meet scope, schedule, and design-to-cost goals. It also manages program performance across cost, schedule, technical, and contractual requirements through development, implementation, and operations. The role is based on-site in Ashburn, Virginia, follows a 9/80 schedule, and supports up to 20% travel. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to external candidates who currently hold an active U.S. Security Clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of related experience.
- Active U.S. Secret Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as the technical lead on technically complex projects.
- Recent experience leading technical proposals, including ownership of the engineering portion of a basis of estimate.
- Experience organizing and leading engineering, contractual, financial, operations, and other cross-functional areas for total program life-cycle management.
- Experience managing projects with budgets of $20 million or more and a total portfolio greater than $100 million.
- Experience leading geographically diverse program teams, including Integrated Product Teams with members from multiple company and potentially partner organizations.
- Experience in development and production programs.
- At least 4 years of experience implementing and executing Earned Value Management Systems and using applicable metrics.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with customers, vendors, leadership, and colleagues inside and outside the organization with minimal oversight.
- Demonstrated complex problem-solving and decision-making skills, including developing and evaluating options and choosing appropriate solutions based on relative costs and benefits.
- Experience with program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
- Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead on technical proposals and program execution.
- Manage and direct program management teams in meeting cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements across complex technical program portfolios throughout the life cycle.
- Use Earned Value Management, maintain an integrated master schedule, manage development and testing to a technical baseline, and maintain an active risk management program.
- Manage portfolio budgets and financial execution.
- Identify and mitigate risks, and elevate and resolve issues proactively.
- Communicate status to organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Maintain scope control through disciplined change management.
- Coordinate technical project aspects to achieve scope, schedule, and design-to-cost goals.
- Apply project management best practices and industry standards for resource planning, personnel oversight, and cost and schedule tracking.
- Work with functional leadership to ensure engineering, personnel, production, and facility resources are represented in staffing demand tools.
- Support up to 20% travel.
Benefits
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates who currently hold an active U.S. Security Clearance.
- Health insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Education assistance.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- Company-paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
