L3Harris

Job Title: Program Manager

Job Code: SAS20231101-95591

Job Location: Van Nuys, CA

Job Description and Essential Functions:

Drives program execution in order to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for new, continuing, or current programs. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates and manages the preparation of proposals, business plans, performance Statement of Work (SOW) and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Expands the product line with the customer to plan for and capture future follow-on business. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocating resources or changing contractual specifications.

The Surveillance Solutions (SS) Business Area, located in Van Nuys, California, (in the San Fernando Valley) provides enabling technologies for situational awareness in land, sea and air delivering identification, analysis and precision approach of platforms in the area of interest. Through active radar technologies and passive detection solutions, SS allows for complete battlespace control.

Our Air Traffic Management and Defense Radar enterprise provides Air Defense Radar systems on surface ships and land to provide immediate recognition of everything in view. In our Air Traffic Management enterprise, our radars provide the capability to land aircraft in any situation, including both mobile and fixed sites.

Through our Reconnaissance enterprise, we provide Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) systems. The ESM systems are on surface ships and submarines around the world providing real-time intelligence of all of the active radars in the area, while the ELINT systems provide long-term pattern recognition for coastal and border surveillance of air, sea and land objects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensures programs are executing within compliance with specifications, performance requirements, schedules, cost commitments, and internal policies and procedures
• Work guided by individual annual goals and objectives
• Frequently responsible for managing a portfolio of programs of strategic importance to the organization, involving cross-functional teams
• Communicates within and outside of the organization to include customers and vendors. Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches
• Implements strategic goals established by leadership and establishes operational plans for job area with short-term impact on results (e.g., less than 1 year)
• Provides input into new processes, standards and/or operational plans that will have measurable impact on the achievement of overall function or business results
• May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the job area
• Responsible for program/proposal finances

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience; Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
• Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Earned Value reporting and tracking
• Direct program and proposal management experience
• Experience planning, scheduling, and organizing proposals
• Ability to work effectively as the primary customer point of contact and the ability to interface internally and externally at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Qualified applicant will possess excellent project management skills
• Works with customers and programs to determine needs, requirements, and develops new business opportunities
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes
• Coordinates and manages the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract
• Demonstrated influencing skills
• Must be able to portray compelling reasons for change as Program/Project priorities dictate
• PMP certification or working to obtain certification

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $83,500 - $155,000. 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.