Sr. Specialist, Project Engineering 1

L3HHCM20•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Missile Solutions of L3Harris is currently seeking an experienced Senior Specialist, Project Engineer. This role will be located out of our Missile Solutions facility in Canoga Park, CA. The role involves driving project action to achieve operational and financial objectives for an existing program, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for designated project areas while coordinating with varied groups and working with a program manager to achieve results. The position also includes working with customer contacts for project activities and participating in sessions with customers for assigned aspects of project execution, as well as managing program support, production, and supply chain teams to ensure on time and on budget efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Active US LEVEL security clearance
Thorough understanding of various engineering and manufacturing processes such as design, product specification generation, BOM’s, manufacturing planning, tooling, procurement, production scheduling, validation test planning as well as quality functions.
Must be experienced with Microsoft Office products (Project, Excel, Power Point, Word).

Nice To Haves

Unique industry knowledge and experience with small thruster storable propellant propulsion systems development, manufacturing, and validation testing.
Ability to understand propulsion system technical drawings and specifications.
Ability to participate and produce proposals including customer requirement synthesis, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) definition, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) definition, Pricing Inputs and Basis of Estimate (BOE) generation.
Experience with Government Propulsion customers and prime contractors.

Responsibilities

Driving project action to achieve operational and financial objectives for an existing program.
Managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for designated project areas while coordinating with varied groups and working with a program manager to achieve results.
Working with customer contacts for project activities and participating in sessions with customers for assigned aspects of project execution.
Managing program support, production, and supply chain teams to ensure on time and on budget efforts.
Utilize Earned Value Management (EVMS) with quick turnaround cycles.
Manage the technical aspects, cost and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) of projects utilizing EVM principles to ensure financial well-being of the overall program as well as generating end-to-end proposal development for submittal to customer.
Provide consultative direction with minimal oversight and has responsibility for project or processes within the functional program management area.
Communicate well, both verbal and written, with contacts within and outside the organization (e.g. customers, suppliers, etc.) for execution of the project objectives.
Provide imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to a wide range of technical problems involving the conventional utilization of engineering techniques.
Responsible for briefing management and supporting program managers for briefing customers on all facets of assigned projects.