Scientist, Project Engineer

Job Title: Scientist, Project Engineer 

Job Code: 46474

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris is currently seeking a Scientist, Project Engineer to lead the technical execution of secure communications and cryptographic integration development efforts. The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities from requirements through design, integration, verification, and delivery, while serving as a key technical interface with government security organizations and internal program teams. This position will be based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Essential Functions: 

• Experience with secure communications, cryptographic devices, encryption/decryption solutions, key-management concepts, or information-assurance engineering
• Guide system integration and test activities for encrypted/decrypted data paths, key management, secure interfaces, and associated hardware and software elements Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
• Develop, oversee, and coordinate the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Review status of engineering projects and budgets, manage schedules, drive execution, identify opportunities, and deliver results through achieving payment milestones.
• Assess engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Identify, track, mitigate, manage, and disposition program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Provide coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensure all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• Understand 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).
• Work with cryptographic device suppliers, government security stakeholders, including the NSA, and partner program teams to support integration and certification-related coordination
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with National Security Agency (NSA) processes, cryptographic modernization, Type 1 cryptographic products, or secure communications architectures
• Experience with open architecture standards, modular embedded systems, high-speed networking, or secure data interfaces
• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities
• Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
• Experience working with government customers, security stakeholders, and external development or integration partners
• IPTL/CAM Professional experience
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
• Experience with flight tests and certification, environmental testing and aerospace engineering
• Experience in managing and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
• Deep experience with Earned Value management (EVMS or equivalent), metrics, and data driven decisions