Job ID: 26849

Title: Specialist, Project Engineering

Location:

Clifton, NJ, US, 07014

Job Title: Specialist, Project Engineer
Job Code: 26849
Job Location: Clifton, NJ

Job Description:
Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development, assembly, integration, test, and production 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.
• May work under the direction of an Enterprise level Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer/leader.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• IPTL/CAM Professional experience
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs
• Experience in engineering development and integration programs (inclusive of SW, HW, FW)
• Experience managing projects with total budgets of $25M+
• 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
• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities, including cost estimation and technical proposal management

Preferred Additional Skills:
• Experience leading DOD Government Contract development programs
• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
• Experience with management of design to cost activities
• Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
• Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
• Program Management Institute – PMP certification desired or internal CAM/IPTL/PL certifications
• Experience in Electronic Warfare (EW) development programs
• Active secret clearance preferred

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey State is $90,500- $168,500. 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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