Lead Project Engineer

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 the Trusted Disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry.
With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our more than 50,000 employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
L3Harris Corporation is seeking a Lead, Project Engineer (PE) (Level 5) for the Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL location.
This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skills and experience, and contribute to mission critical systems solutions that help protect the U.
S.
A.
and our allies, both Domestic and Internationally.
You will join a great team of talented professionals who take a collaborative approach and enjoy working together.
Responsibilities of the Lead Project Engineer include: Serve as one third of the Project Leadership triad with the Program Manager and Chief Systems Engineer.
Serve as the techncial lead of the project with cost and schedule responsibility.
Develops, presents, and delivers comprehensive presentations to the project team, upper management, and customer personnel in a clear and concise manner.
Successful startup activity, including staffing, robust mitigation plans and establishment of the technical baseline and change management process Monitors the product/project from initiation through completion and/or customer acceptance.
Develops, manages, and maintains all aspects of project-level risks, including mitigation, costing and planning.
Planning and management of the products / projects on schedule and within budget constraints.
Establishment and execution of detailed integrated master schedules Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
Develops, monitors, and statuses detailed MS Project schedules.
Uses Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports to manage project performance.
Review of earned value metrics such as CPI, SPI, TCPI, and ETC to drive program focus Facilitator over design, process, manufacturing, test, and quality as the project/product(s) move to completion and distribution.
Ensures that products/projects delivered meet customer requirements and specifications.
Employee engagement to meet project needs Driving a culture of continuous improvement as evidenced by executed improvement projects Maintaining forecasted demand signal on resource needs and partnering with the EMs, talent acquisition and supply chain on development of plans for accomplishing the engineering work Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Preferred/Additional Skills: Experience executing throughout the project lifecycle including requirements flow down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off Excellant verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment Demonstrated ability to work to deadlines and prioritize workload appropriately.
Demonstrated methodical approach to their work.
Demonstrated earned value / cost account management experience Demonstrated schedule responsibility experience Ability to work well with SMEs across multiple engineering disciplines Engineering experience across multiple multiple technical focus areas Proficient with MS project and other MS Office packages Functional management experience or direct involvement in resource management forecasting and placement a plus 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.
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