Senior Specialist - Project Engineer

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Project Engineer 

Job Code: 46939

Job Location: Waco, Tx

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off 

Job Description:

L3Harris is actively seeking a Sr. Specialist Project Engineer (PE) to support the execution of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on airborne platforms and development of our Digital ICE product line. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program technical development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements. This includes but is not limited to:

• Planning and execution of program activities
• Documenting and approval of program plans
• Ensuring life-cycle process adherence
• Risk identification and management
• Customer and Senior Leadership interaction
• Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle

The individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, Technical Publications, etc.) report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for the assigned program operations.  In addition, Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility to interact with Customers at every phase of the program lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams in program execution and bid/proposal activities.
• Provide technical leadership to resolve design and integration challenges for system integration efforts
• Provide technical leadership on the integration of specialized hardware and software for Electronic Attack Mission Systems and Digital ICS products
• Provide leadership in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership
• Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets
• Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies
• Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards

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.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies
• Demonstrated experience in Aircraft Integration, Test and Delivery
• Ability to travel as needed based on business demands
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Software/Hardware Engineering
  • Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering)
  • Project Engineering
• An active DoD Secret Security Clearance 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills

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