Why This Role Stands Out
This Lead Project Engineer role at L3Harris offers an exciting opportunity to drive complex system integration projects within the defense tech industry, with a sign-on bonus and a flexible 9/80 work schedule providing excellent work-life balance. You'll thrive here if you're a mid-senior engineer passionate about technical leadership, program execution, and collaborating with diverse engineering teams to deliver mission-critical solutions. Apply now to grow your career with a trusted industry leader!
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Lead, Project Engineer *Sign on bonus $15-$20K* Job Code: 46039 Job Location:Waco, TX Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off Job Description: L3Harris is actively seeking a Lead Project Engineer (PE) to support the bid and execution of complex system integration efforts on airborne platforms. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program technical development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
This includes but is not limited to: Planning and execution of program activities Documenting and approval of program plans Ensuring life-cycle process adherence Risk identification and management Customer and Senior Leadership interaction Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle The individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, Technical Publications, etc.) report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for the assigned program operations.
In addition, Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility to interact with Customers at every phase of the program lifecycle.
Essential Functions: Provide engineering leadership to a cross-functional team to resolve design and integration challenges Serve as the primary technical focal point for assigned programs, ensuring alignment with customer, regulatory, cost, schedule, and performance requirements Develop and manage project plans, technical baselines, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts Review and approve engineering deliverables, analyses, test plans, technical reports, interface documents, and design changes Drive resolution of complex engineering issues, root cause investigations, nonconformances, and corrective/preventive actions Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR), technical interchange meetings, and milestone reviews with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets Provide leadership for cross-functional teams in bid/proposal and program planning including BOE generation and Technical Volume responses to customer ROMs, RFIs, and RFPs Setup bid tools used during bid generation and track required completion status.
Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards 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. Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies Demonstrated experience in Bid and Proposal development Demonstrated experience in one of the following disciplines: Aero Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Flight Sciences) Software/Hardware Engineering Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering) Project Engineering An active DoD Secret Security Clearance Preferred Additional Skills: Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders Excellent communication skills L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an
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.
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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