Specialist, Project Engineering

L3Harris•Canoga Park, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineer/Component Product Engineer (CPE) supports day-to-day tactical execution across all phases of assigned propulsion programs, helping drive project actions toward operational and financial objectives. The role works with customer contacts, participates in customer sessions on assigned project-execution topics, and supports production and supply chain teams in delivering work on time and within budget. Under the guidance of a Senior IPT Leader on the Combustion Devices Team, the Specialist supports a rocket engine development program. The position works with minimal oversight and is responsible for projects or processes within the functional program-management area, including end-to-end manufacturing and delivery of critical combustion-devices hardware. It also provides development engineering support for the design, analysis, fabrication, and hot-fire test validation of combustion-devices products. The role supports customer briefings, technical issues, failure investigations, improvement projects, technical plans, and non-conformance resolutions, while working with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier-management teams. It performs technical analysis, contributes to conceptualizing new product designs, briefs management, and supports program managers in customer briefings. Up to 10% business travel to suppliers and other production sites is expected. The position is onsite at the Canoga Park, California facility, with a 9/80 schedule: 9 workdays in each 14-day period, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of prior relevant project engineering experience; or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of prior related project engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of prior related project engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of engineering and manufacturing processes such as design, product specifications, 3D printing, welding, brazing, machining, and tooling.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with contacts inside and outside the organization, including customers and suppliers.
Ability to understand propulsion-system technical drawings and specifications.
Experience with government propulsion customers and prime contractors.

Responsibilities

Execute day-to-day tactical duties across assigned propulsion programs and drive project actions toward operational and financial objectives.
Work with customer contacts and participate in customer sessions concerning assigned aspects of project execution.
Support production and supply chain teams to help ensure on-time and on-budget efforts.
Perform tasks under the guidance of a Senior IPT Leader on the Combustion Devices Team supporting a rocket engine development program.
Manage assigned projects or processes within the functional program-management area, including end-to-end manufacturing and delivery of critical combustion-devices hardware.
Support customer briefings, technical issues, failure investigations, improvement projects, technical-plan creation, and non-conformance resolutions.
Support engineering, manufacturing, and supplier-management teams.
Perform technical analysis and contribute to conceptualizing new product designs.
Provide development engineering support for the design, analysis, fabrication, and hot-fire test validation of combustion-devices products.
Brief management and support program managers in briefing customers on assigned projects.
Travel to suppliers and other production sites as needed, up to 10%.