Job Title:  Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

Job Code: 20802

Job Location: Goleta, CA  

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This Project Engineer position will: lead all technical aspects of the program, develop schedules, monitor budget, and drive task completion.

Seabed Systems (SBS) has an opening in the Project Engineering organization within the Maritime Sector located in Goleta just outside of Santa Barbara, CA. This L3Harris site, previously known as MariPro, has been in business since the 1960s and is experiencing significant growth. SBS is a supplier of long-life undersea sensor and communication systems for the U.S. and foreign Navies, commercial, academic, and scientific customers.

The ideal candidate for this position comes from a background in systems engineering, engineering IPT lead, operations product manager, technical program manager, or other engineering function with leadership responsibilities.

The project assigned to this Project Engineer would be a large scale, complex development program. Development efforts being led will be electrical and mechanical in nature, with designs from multiple subcontractors as well as internal engineering design and integration. There can be approximately 10% travel to subcontractor and customer sites.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for the day-to-day tactical duties for assigned programs. Including leading teams of engineers and managing their own workload.
• Oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Partners with Systems Engineering to ensure design reviews and readiness events are completed on time with satisfactory presentation material.
• Helps write and review Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables such as technical reports, memos and test results.
• Presents program progress and status to customer program office and technical teams.
• Serves as point-of-contact between engineering project management and planning, engineering project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares program and functional status reports.
• Assesses engineering project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Coordinates with the Manager for Project Engineering and site Chief Engineer.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring engineering project progress and for intervention and problem solving with engineering project managers, line managers, and customers.
• Leads risk and opportunity management for their assigned program.
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• May support Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and writing of Bases of Estimates (BOEs) to support proposal work.
• Viewed as a knowledgeable resource within the field by peers in and outside the organization.
• Lead weekly and quarterly meetings with customers. Presenting as part of Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs).
• Prepare and monitor engineering project team schedules, plans, budgets, program/functional status reports, and competent in understanding and reporting EV metrics.
• Work with team to make improvements to processes, systems, solutions, standards, operational plans or products to enhance performance of job area, develop new concepts or standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience,
  • or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience,
  • or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Multi-Disciplined Team Lead Experience 6+ years after receiving bachelor’s degree.
• Must meet eligibility requirements to access US classified information and have the ability to obtain and maintain DOD US Secret Security Clearance.
• Must have prior experience being a Technical Lead on a developmental or production program.
• Working knowledge of DOD program environment; esp. FAR, ITAR, FMS, DCS requirements.
• Exerts influence in the successful execution of programs & projects through review of actions such as but not limited to review basis of estimates (BOE), tracking program technical performance measures, and ensures programs adherence to engineering processes and best practices.
• Experience with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Organizational Breakdown Structures (OBS), and change management withing the Program Management Baseline (PMB).
• Must have a good working knowledge of Earned Value Management and be competent in understanding and reporting metrics.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical engineering drawings of complex components.
• Basic understanding of computer network component functions (routers, servers, switches, firewalls).
• Experience with engineering change management, impacts and risks to other aspects of the program and project.
• Highly organized and detailed work. Demonstrated ability to document internal and external action items and see them to closure.
• Exposure with cybersecurity and risk management framework.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Degree in one of the following disciplines is preferred:  Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Computer System Engineering.
• Excellent communicator and well-organized leader
• Creative and adaptable thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, critical path management
• Able to read cost reports and generate ETCs
• Ability to manage expectations and identify scope changes in dynamic customer requirements.
• PMP Certification
• Excellent Presentation skills
• Experience with undersea acoustic sensors and systems
• Experience with fiber optics and high-power cabled systems

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $104,500 - $193,500. 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.