Senior Specialist, Project Engineering - Alpharetta, GA
Alpharetta, Georgia
Job ID 17891L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title:Senior Specialist, Project Engineering
Job Code: 17891
Job Location: Alpharetta, GA
Job Description:
- Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet business requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments in a growing business area.
- Develop, oversee, and coordinate the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and stakeholders.
- Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.
- 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.
- Develops, monitors, and statuses detailed MS Project schedules.
- Uses Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports to manage project performance.
- 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.
- Experience with production phase of program life cycle.
Essential Functions:
- Experience with design and development of electronics or displays for military avionics.
- Interface with Engineering Group Leaders and Managers, as well as Program Management, Capture Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.
Qualifications: (refer to Career Framework)
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, or 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.
- Experience with best practices for project engineering, EVMS, and program execution.
- Experience in complex, multi-discipline programs including but not limited to optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, software, and thermal engineering with a background in Avionics.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience in software development and integration programs.
- Experience managing projects with budgets of $10M+.
- Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management.
- Ability to implement and adapt project execution plans that will achieve technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Ability to present to internal and external customers at all levels.
- Experience leading Government Contract development programs preferred.
- Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus.
- Experience with management of design to cost activities a plus.
- Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities.
- Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques.
- Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.
- Experience leading a multi-disciplined team of engineers.
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
Explore this Location
View the MapAwards and Recognition
