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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Lead Project Engineer - IPT Lead

Project ManagementUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeCanoga Park, Los Angeles, CA, USA$127.5k - $236.5k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant engineering experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related engineering experience is required.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in executing multiple phases of assigned programs and drive project actions to achieve operational and financial objectives.
  • Assist in managing cost, schedule, and technical performance of assigned projects.
  • Communicate with customer contacts and participate in customer sessions for assigned aspects of project execution.
  • Work under consultative direction with minimal oversight and take responsibility for projects or processes within the functional program management area.
  • Communicate verbally and in writing with contacts inside and outside the organization, including customers and suppliers, to execute project objectives.
  • Provide practical and robust solutions to a wide range of technical problems using conventional engineering techniques.
  • Assist in managing project technical performance, cost, and schedule using Earned Value Management principles, and generate proposals for customer submission.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to develop and implement propulsion production processes, tooling and equipment design, material evaluation plans, and data analysis and application activities.
  • Develop and monitor or update project plans consistent with the overall program plan and command media.
  • Brief management and support program managers in briefing customers on all facets of assigned projects.
  • Travel up to 30% to suppliers and other production sites; work extended hours as needed to meet business objectives.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Experience with engineering drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) application.
  • Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications, working knowledge of general production systems and methods, and lean manufacturing principles.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of project engineering.
  • Experience with government propulsion customers and prime contractors.
  • Experience working as an Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL).
  • Familiarity or experience generating proposals, including work breakdown structure definition, Integrated Master Schedule definition, validation test planning, and pricing inputs for Basis of Estimate.
  • Familiarity or experience with the design, manufacturing, or testing involved in producing small liquid rocket engine thrusters, valves, pressure regulators, pressure switches, tanks, or transducers.
  • Familiarity or experience in environmental, performance, process, or qualification testing of small liquid engine thrusters.
  • Current U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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