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Job Title:  Lead, Project Engineer (Program Chief Engineer)

Job Code: 23118

Job Location: Goleta, CA 

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This Project Engineer position will: lead all technical aspects of the program, develop schedules, monitor budget, and drive task completion.

Seabed Systems (SBS) has an opening in the Project Engineering organization within the Maritime Sector located in Goleta just outside of Santa Barbara, CA. This L3Harris site, previously known as MariPro, has been in business since the 1960s and is experiencing significant growth. SBS is a supplier of long-life undersea sensor and communication systems for the U.S. and foreign Navies, commercial, academic, and scientific customers.

The ideal candidate for this position comes from a background in systems engineering, engineering IPT lead, operations product manager, technical program manager, or other engineering function with leadership responsibilities.

The project assigned to this Lead Project Engineer would be a large scale, complex development program. Development efforts being led will be electrical and mechanical in nature, with designs from multiple subcontractors as well as internal engineering design and integration. There can be approximately 10 travel to subcontractor and customer sites.

The lead project engineer is expected to lead their program with minimal supervision and may provide guidance and coaching to other project engineers in the department. This position is expected to have a measurable impact on the results of their program.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical leadership, acting as a Program Chief Engineer with a Chief System Engineer on issues related to subcontractors, suppliers and customers, supports management of the technical risks and opportunities to optimize program performance
• Responsible for the day-to-day tactical duties for assigned programs, including leading teams of engineers and managing their own workload.
• Oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Partners with Systems Engineering to ensure design reviews and readiness events are completed on time with satisfactory presentation material.
• Helps write and review Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables such as technical reports, memos and test results.
• Presents program progress and status to customer program office and technical teams.
• Serves as point-of-contact between engineering project management and planning, engineering project team, and line management.
• Assesses engineering project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Working knowledge of DOD program environment; esp. FAR, ITAR, FMS, DCS requirements.
• Exerts influence in the successful execution of programs & projects through review of actions such as but not limited to review basis of estimates (BOE), tracking program technical performance measures, and ensures programs adherence to engineering processes and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience,
  • or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience,
  • or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Multi-Disciplined Team Lead Experience 9+ years after receiving Bachelors degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOD US Secret Security Clearance.
• Must have prior experience being a Technical Lead on a developmental or production program.
• Experience with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Organizational Breakdown Structures (OBS), and change management withing the Program Management Baseline (PMB).
• Must have a good working knowledge of Earned Value Management and competency in understanding and reporting metrics.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical engineering drawings of complex components.
• Basic understanding of computer network component functions (routers, servers, switches, firewalls).
• Experience with engineering change management, impacts and risks to other aspects of the program and project.
• Exposure with cybersecurity and risk management framework.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Degree in one of the following disciplines is preferred:  Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or Computer System Engineering.
• Excellent communicator and well-organized leader
• Creative and adaptable thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, critical path management
• Able to read cost reports and generate ETCs
• Ability to manage expectations and identify scope changes in dynamic customer requirements.
• PMP Certification
• Excellent Presentation skills
• Experience with undersea acoustic sensors and systems
• Experience with fiber optics and high-power cabled systems

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 $108,500- $201,500. 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 $125,000- 232,000. 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.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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