Senior Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

Job Code: 20785

Job Location: Northampton, MA (Onsite)

Schedule: 9/80

About L3Harris Technologies:

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.

Job Description:

• Lead the technical activities of a design team on different types of programs including new product development, production and IR&D programs. Work closely with 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 with general oversite from manager.
• Provides coordination between resource managers/supervisors and Program Manager.
• Coordinates and overseas some of the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer
• Provides technical leadership and works with a Chief Program Engineer on issues related to subcontractors, suppliers and customers, supports management of the technical risks and opportunities to optimize program performance
• Work with Program Manager 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 technical, cost, schedule and quality requirements.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education Required: 6 years of prior experience with Bachelors Degree or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience being a Technical Lead on a developmental or production program ideal
• Strong literacy in Earned Value Management
• Successful candidates must meet eligibility requirements to access US classified information

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in one of the following disciplines is preferred : Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Computer System Engineering, or comparable core engineering discipline
• Multi-Disciplined Team Lead Experience 5+ years after receiving Bachelor's degree
• Effective communicator and well-organized leader
• Creative and adaptable thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong leadership and followership skills
• Conflict resolution
• Initiative and self-motivation