L3Harris

Job Title:  Engineering Operations, Project Engineer Principal

Job Code: 11998

Job Location:Camden, NJ, Herndon, VA, Northampton, MA

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Engineering Operations, Project Engineer Principal is responsible for driving engineering excellence with best practice processes and tools to help engineering teams solve the right problems for all engineering content within the division. S/he provides strategic technical leadership, establishes, and directs all aspects of the sector engineering policies, objectives and initiatives based on long-term product and profitability goals. 

This position is also responsible to lead a cross-functional engineering team to cultivate innovative organizational solutions to enable an Integrated Mission Systems Maritime Sector Engineering Organization.  A key part of this role is to work collaboratively across organizational divisions. The Engineering Operations Project Engineer must be able to interact with Sector peers, Segment and Corporate technical leaders and diverse customers. This position requires an experienced technical and a business professional who is able to focus simultaneously on near and long term strategic objectives while implementing change initiatives.

Essential Functions:

• Develops and supports a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within the Engineering organization focusing on effective planning, execution and optimization of engineering processes, systems, and resources.
• Implementation of change initiatives and change management within the organization. For example, Product life cycle management and workforce planning.
• Oversees Engineering e3, Value Engineering and cost take-out initiatives.
• Promotes Innovative methodologies and methods to solve tough business issues in an agile manner.
• Works in with the Sector leadership to co-develop the organization’s growth strategy.
• Works with the Engineering Leadership Team to conduct discipline maturity skills assessments.
• Decision maker for high level / high impact engineering technical issues.
• Coordinates and Leads Engineering Staffing and workforce planning with Sector and Division Chief Engineers
• Maintains a climate of fostering a high level of employee motivation, performance, and commitment.
• Facilitates the Digital Engineering Infrastructure to streamline product and solution development.
• Coordinates cross-functional to improve program financial performance by removing inefficiencies, provide greater insight to engineering leaders and reduce negative EACs.
• Travel Requirements-Position requires travel up to 20%

Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering; A master’s degree in engineering or a Master of Business Administration is highly desired.
• 15 years of applicable experience in a product development role; DoD experience and 10 years’ experience leading cross functional teams with Change Management.
• Experience leading large engineering organizations that are geographically diverse
• Active Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

Leadership – exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others. Accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs workflows and procedures.

Problem Solving – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyses information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Communication – expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods. 

Innovation – displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas.