Title:  Sr. Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Code:  40327

Job Location: Anaheim, CA (on-site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule (9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)

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.

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:

This position is for a Project Engineer leading Development Programs and supporting component and system-level obsolescence management within the Power Systems Engineering organization. The role is responsible for leading multi-disciplined engineering teams in the proposal, design, development and delivery of next-generation products. As an integral part of our fast-paced environment, the ideal candidate is a key decision maker, leader, mentor and motivator to their engineering team.

Essential Functions:

• Key interface between the Engineering team and Program Management departments.
• Ensures all technical performance, cost and schedule goals on the program are met.
• Acting as an advisor to senior management and customers on advanced technical studies and/or applications.
• Identifying and managing program technical risks.
• Establishing schedule, resource, budget, and tool requirements for tasks.
• Ensuring engineering processes are followed on projects.
• Supporting component and system-level obsolescence management, including tracking, monitoring, and proactive identification of at‑risk parts.
• Leading or contributing to technical investigations related to component failures, discrepancies, or performance issues.
• Developing, reviewing, engineering test plans and procedures.
• Reviewing or presenting alternate parts or design solutions to mitigate obsolescence or performance risks.
• Coordinating with suppliers, manufacturing, and cross‑functional engineering teams to validate replacement components and ensure compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DOD Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or Mathematics, Computer Science) and minimum 6 years of relevant prior experience, inclusive of 1 year of leadership experience,
  • or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience,
  • Or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 4+ years of experience and knowledge in developing, proposing, managing, implementing, testing products and system solutions in power systems or related including:
• • • Naval power or power conversion systems.
    • Military production products with complex electro-mechanical assemblies.
    • Production product lifecycle management.
• Experience with testing, ideally involving environmental and vibration/shock testing.
• 1+ year experience in leadership and direct participation in technical proposal development, cost estimation (BOE Creation), and manpower planning.
• Previous DoW (DoD) engineering development experience.
• Requirements analysis and definition experience.
• Experience in the preparation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• IMS (schedule) development and maintenance (preferably with Microsoft Project).
• 2+ years of EVM/CAM experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• 2+ years of experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools.
• Experience with leading multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior experience with temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration testing and certification highly desired.
• Effective presentation and communication skills.
• Technical Master’s degree (i.e., MSEE, MSCS, MSSE, etc.).
• Experience in the use of Product Development Process and methodologies ISO 9001 compliant processes).
• Agile Development Methodology (HW/SW).
• Jira experience.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is US$106,500 MIN - US$197,500 MAX. 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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