Title:  Scientist, Project Engineering

Job Title: Program Chief Engineer

Job Code: 21100

Job Location: Anaheim, CA

Schedule: 4/10

*This position is eligible for a $10k sign-on bonus!

Job Description:

• Senior technical representative on the team and collaborate with Program Management in the execution of one or more GPS Multi Antenna Element Receiver programs for High Anti-Jam Projectile applications
• Interact with the Business Development and Engineering teams to ensure the work output is consistent with business needs and compliant with development practices
• Manage the execution of a multi-discipline, large development team including major subcontractors and contract manufacturers to achieve the defined technical program objectives while managing and controlling the schedule and cost
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to proposal activities for new related business opportunities
• Document and present papers of the teams’ work products that allow others to leverage the work in other business areas
• Work through the functional organizations to properly staff and project future staffing requirements based on the current programs’ work and future related business opportunities
• Work with Subject Matter Experts, Chief Engineers, and Business Development to identify future business opportunities & gaps to meeting those opportunities, and execute IR&D projects to close the gaps and develop the next generation of GPS & Multi-GNSS AJ products

Essential Functions:

• Secret Clearance (Interim acceptable to start), ability to travel (<25%), working extended hours on occasion
• Day to day management of technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, and risk management activities.
• Definition of task scope and job cost estimation (as documented in the Project Plan and presented at the Project Plan Gate Review)
• Management of interpersonal team relations within the project
• Obtaining adequate staffing from functional management
• Identifying priority issues for Engineering staffing & other resources affecting the project
• Meeting Engineering scheduled milestone goals
• Keeping costs within the dictated budget, oversight of Estimate to Complete activities, and identifying to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth
• Coordinate Production transition/hand off to Operations and Quality efforts (in/out of house)
• Manage and track the Job Documentation List – item completion and day to day status delegation
• Primary responsibility for Engineering Project Status (i.e. hot list, POC support, PIR, etc…)
• Earned Value variance analysis of Engineering Tasks
• Document/present papers of the team’s work products allowing others to leverage the work in other business areas
• Drive process changes into the organization to improve overall effectiveness on future developments
• Provide recommendations on investments to improve operational efficiencies in the engineering organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.  Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.  In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related expereience.
• Active Secret Clearance is required, Interim acceptable

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Mastery level knowledge within a specific technical area or multiple job areas typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience
• MS Office skills including Teams and Project
• Exceptional presentation, written, and oral communication skills required
• Demonstrated ability to work well with technical and non-technical staff, customers, and subcontractors is required
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment as well as independently with minimal direction and guidance
• Less than 25% Travel
• Earned Value Management
• Hands on experience with GPS and GPS Wavefront Simulators
• Python
• JIRA

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $150,000 - $278,000. 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.

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