Title:  Lead Configuration Management (Palm Bay)

Job Title: Lead Configuration Management - Design PLM SME

Job Code: 20027

Job Location:Palm Bay, Fl. 

Job Description:  

The Configuration management Design PLM SME has responsibility for leading the development, testing and deployment of the Configuration management engineering tools and processes within an integrated multi-discipline engineering PLM ecosystem (i.e. Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Software) through the harnessing of modern digital capabilities. This position will be responsible for developing new, digitalized business processes and system configurations, testing and validation of the modern PLM system with integrations with systems and software environments as well as ERP and MES systems to deliver improved engineering abilities to rapidly develop and deliver products, and to improve value stream handoffs.

In addition, this role will actively partner with Segment discipline and sector leadership to ensure the technical delivery of highly scalable and performant capabilities supporting the adoption of a new set of integrated processes and methods.

The Mgr. Electrical Design PLM lead role will be adept at leveraging technology and partnering with technical experts to develop an integrated set of discipline-specific digital strategies to deliver superior mission solutions. This role will define a vision around the strategy, technology and talent that will be core to this initiative. A key area of focus will be partnering with IT to understand the needs of stakeholders across the enterprise to build, grow, and lead a matrixed team to deliver high quality capabilities to promote the Digital experience.

Essential Functions: 

• Advance L3Harris’ ability to transition products to the customer more effectively using new design methodology tools (model-based design, digital engineering)
• Assess current state tools and processes, customer requirements and business need to develop a discipline-specific business processes and tool configurations, identifying and prioritizing key capabilities to be integrated in the digital thread e.g. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) interfaced into Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and business intelligence tools, etc.
• Complete enterprise maturity assessments and gap analysis for digital engineering implementation
• Mature engineering capabilities to reduce defects, rework, improve productivity
• Manage the project plan aligned to the organizational vision and maintain the budget of Digital Engineering deployment initiatives.
• Creation of a multi-organizational project plan and manage resources effectively to ensure project schedule
• Lead Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) throughout the organization to ensure that the technical aspects of Digital Engineering Deployments meet the technical capability need of the organization and programs.
• Coordinate with various Engineering Centers of Excellence, Sector Chief Engineers, Operations, and IT to ensure the Digital Engineering implementations achieve success.
• Promotes Digital Engineering methodologies and methods throughout business, driving to achieve the Digital Engineering roadmap.
• Create metrics to demonstrate improved abilities for rapid development and delivery of work products in the value stream

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited university in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics
• 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.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Digital engineering integration experience
• Experience in process transformation and rationalization
• Demonstrate independence, creativity and initiative and the ability to master a solid understanding of the digital strategy and its business goals
• Has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products / services in a high growth environment where priorities shift rapidly
• Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.
• Rapid personal pace with ability to deliver and drive results
• Ability to work with diverse team (with sometimes conflicting needs) to drive to a common solution that meets the needs of the business
• Heavy exposure and implementation experience in modern technology, architecture, and automation patterns of engineering capabilities
• Prior experience in development of methods in model-based design, visualization, configuration management practices, and/or Hardware engineering; through understanding of Engineering processes and tools beyond the application level.