Lead, Project Engineer

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: Fort Wayne
Posted on: January 27, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead, Project EngineerJob Code: - -18905Job Location: -Fort Wayne, IN -Job Description:Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development, assembly, and integration and test efforts.Essential Functions: - -

• Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
• Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).
• Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g., value stream mapping activities)
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.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
• IPTL/CAM Professional experience
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
• Experience in software development and integration programs
• Experience managing projects with total budgets of $70M+
• Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience in space telescope, optical-mechanical development programs is required
• Must be able to get a security clearancePreferred Additional Skills:
  • Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
  • Experience with management of design to cost activities
  • Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities
  • Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
  • Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
  • Program Management Institute - PMP certification desired
  • Active TS/SCI preferred - - -#LI-KB1 - - -

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