Sr Spec, Program Management

Job Title: Sr Spec, Program Management 

Job Code: 39715

Job Location: San Diego (Carlsbad), CA

Job Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off

The Project Management Senior Specialist (L4) is a senior-level professional responsible for driving cross-functional alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and program management to deliver on-time, cost-effective, and high-quality results for TDL programs at our Carlsbad, CA location. This role serves as the central operations integrator ensuring execution against program commitments while balancing operational efficiency, cost control, and customer satisfaction. This position is responsible for developing and communicating execution plans, managing daily execution, and driving improvements to systems, solutions, and work practices that enhance overall business and operational performance.

The Project Management Senior Specialist is both a tactical executor and strategic influencer, capable of resolving day-to-day operational blockers while shaping long-term readiness, capability, and scalability. This individual will explain, interpret, and gain cooperation on policies, practices, and processes while ensuring alignment across impacted functions.

The position reports to a Senior Manager and requires practical knowledge in leading and managing projects, processes, and tactics within a team-oriented environment.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate and communicate effectively across functional departments to ensure efficient transition of hardware through the factory.


• Develop recovery plans when issues arise, coordinating corrective actions and escalating cross-functional blockers that impact schedule, cost, or quality to restore performance.


• Understand, communicate, and enforce safety regulations and requirements applicable to the manufacturing environment.


• Ensure all components and materials are properly handled, including the use of ESD totes, dividers, and other required safeguards.


• Continually review and enforce the use and maintenance of work instructions, routers, logs, scrap tickets, training matrices, calibration requirements, and company procedures.


• Collaborate with Senior Operations Managers on short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts and product roadmaps.


• Partner with project managers on Earned Value Management (EVM), risk registers, mitigation plans, operational deliverables, and program milestones.


• Identify and lead initiatives that improve throughput, yield, cost, and safety performance.

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned value or cost account manager experience.


• Experience in manufacturing, production, or other highly schedule-driven environments; defense/aerospace experience preferred.


• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams.


• Strong understanding of program lifecycles, production planning, cost control and schedule management.


• Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.


• Proven ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment with competing priorities.


• Experience with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems.


• Proficiency using Microsoft Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).


• Understanding of manufacturing processes and measurement systems.


• Understanding and utilization of continuous improvement practices.


• Understanding of and experience working with root cause problem solving methodologies.


• Demonstrated ability to isolate a problem and work toward resolution.

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 $106,500 - $197,500. 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. 

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