Senior Specialist, Project Engineering (Project Management)

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Project Engineering (Project Management)

Job Code:  33027

Job Location: Wilmington, MA; Colorado Springs, CO; Palm Bay, FL; Clifton, NJ; or Fort Wayne, IN

Job Description:

Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development, assembly, and integration and test efforts.

Essential Functions: 

• Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.


• Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.


• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.


• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.


• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.


• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.


• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.


• Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).


• Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g., value stream mapping activities)


• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.


• Must be able to get a program SAP security clearance
  
  

Qualifications:

• 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


• IPTL/CAM Professional experience

• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution


• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations


• Experience in software development and integration programs


• Experience managing projects with total budgets of $70M+


• Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization


• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management


• Active TS required


• Experience in space telescope, optical-mechanical development programs is required
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus


• Experience with management of design to cost activities


• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities


• Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities


• Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $104,500 – $193,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.