Title:  Lead, Project Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code:  29507

Job Location: Herndon, VA

Job Description:

L3Harris has an immediate opening for a Project Engineer for full lifecycle Project Engineering. The project engineer will provide support for a range of development as well as integration efforts utilizing Agile Methodology and tools. The Project Engineer will also be responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments in a growing business area

Essential Functions: 

• Develops, oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.
• 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.
• Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks
• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
• Active Secret clearance

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

• Experience with Earned Value Management and Microsoft Project
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
• Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
• Experience in hardware/software integration programs
• Experience managing projects with budgets of $30M+
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills:

• STEM degree
• Experience with Agile PLM
• Experience leading Government Contract development programs
• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
• Experience with developing requirements based on Customer feedback.
• Experience with program, pursuit and proposal activities.
• Agile software development program experience.
  
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

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