Title:  Specialist, Systems Engineer (Cost Engineer)

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer (Cost Engineer)

Job Code: 23387

Job Location - ANY of the following: Van Nuys, CA or Colorado Springs, CO or Plano, TX or Fort Wayne, IN or Rochester, NY or Amityville, NY or Clifton, NJ or Wilmington, MA or Herndon, VA or Dulles, VA or Ashburn, VA, or Chantilly, VA or Alpharetta, GA or Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: Regular 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Job Description:  

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) is seeking a Cost Engineer to join the Cost Engineering and Analytics Department (CEAD; within the Systems Engineering organization) and develop parametric cost modeling product lines to enable parametric bidding in our various business units. CEAD’s mission is to provide robust, efficient cost engineering and analytics to key decision makers throughout the opportunity and program life-cycle. CEAD’s vision is to become a world class, centralized cost engineering and analytics organization supporting L3Harris SAS growth to become a top tier Prime exemplified by fully collaborative and cross-segment alignment with respect to parametric cost estimating. As a member of the CEAD Product Line Development Team, you will have the responsibility to interface with a defined business area, understand their product, and work within our parametric modeling framework to deliver a tracible and reliable process for future parametric bids. This position may be based at any L3Harris location, may be fully remote, or may be a hybrid of on-site and remote. Occasional travel is required.

Essential Functions: 

Product Line Development

• Support meetings with prescribed business areas or divisions to understand the products they generate and translate that architecture to the TruePlanning (parametric modeling) architecture.
• Collect and normalize cost-driving parameters within that product area.
• Map the TruePlanning architecture into a standard WBS.
• Support establishment of a common framework and procedure for modeling and estimating work in this product area. Document and release this framework in L3Harris command media.

Cost Research

• Analyze common modeling practices across functional organizations and document processes for standardizing the modeling practice across multiple product lines.
• Interface with functional organizations to understand cost drivers and work to reflect their functional practices into product lines.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Engineering or related field) and minimum 4 years, or a Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years, of prior relevant experience in process management, training and cost estimating. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in process management, training and cost estimating.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Experience working with security and compliance regulations
• Professional experience with TruePlanning cost estimating software

Preferred Additional Skills:  

• Active security clearance is highly preferred
• Proposal cost volume preparation or BOE author experience
• Familiarity with MILSTD-881 WBS Descriptions
• Familiarity with SAS offerings, especially military displays, electronic warfare, or ground application software development.
• Ability to provide/accept constructive feedback to/from peers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Data analytics including use of PowerBI, Excel with PowerQuery, Tableau, or equivalent
• Passion for organizing ambiguity, selfmotivated, self-starter
• Active secret security clearance

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $79,000.00 - $146,500.00. For California, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $90,500.00 - $168,000.00. 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.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close on 8/25/2025.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.