Overview

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working with the L3Harris's engineering team, you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

Full Time
Level: Experienced
Location: On Site

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Systems Engineer

L3Harris Work Perks

Health
- Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility treatment
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Pet insurance
Well-Being
- No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
- Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
- Discount platform
- 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees, effective October 24, 2022.

Job Description

L3Harris 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 an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Description:

Job Title: Lead, Project Engineer

Job Code: IMS20220112-94190

Job Location: Fall River, MA

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This position will lead the technical activities of a design team on different types of programs including new product development, production and IR&D programs. This role will work closely with the Program Manager, Engineering groups, Manufacturing department and other departments as necessary to expedite project completion and facilitate the overall operation of project team.

Essential Functions:

Facilitate the overall operation and performance of a project team
Provides coordination between resource managers/supervisors and Program Manager
Oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer
Provide technical leadership, acting as an IPT Lead working with a Chief System Engineer on issues related to subcontractors, suppliers and customers, supports management of the technical risks and opportunities to optimize program performance
Work with Program Management office team to ensure that all technical contractual obligations or project baseline requirements are fulfilled, reviews program documentation and other work products created by the program team
Work with Program Manager and Lead Engineers to assure adherence to cost, schedule and quality requirements
Provide timely status updates with milestones, issues with plan of resolution to management team
Contacts are primarily with Engineers and Program Managers and can act as one of the technical contacts for the customer
Frequent use and application of technical standards, principles and techniques
Prepare and monitor engineering project team schedules, plans and budgets, competent in understanding and reporting EV metrics
Estimate resource needs for developmental programs
Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers
Conduct design reviews internally and with the customer
Coordinate preparation of work breakdown structures, task descriptions, basis of estimates and other resources required to perform cost estimating
Support new business opportunities related to the product
Work with the engineering team to adhere to Quality Systems Manual and applicable Standard Work Instructions
Perform other related duties as assigned
Ability to travel up to 25%
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree (in one of the following disciplines is preferred): Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Computer System Engineering
Multi-Disciplined Team Lead experience minimum 9 years after receiving Bachelor's degree
Experience being a Technical Lead on a developmental or production program
Experience in Earned Value Management reporting metrics
Experience in ocean engineering, underwater infrastructure and autonomous undersea vehicles and operations

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.

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