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L3Harris Technologies · 20 hours ago

Senior Manager, Project Engineering

Fort Wayne, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry, dedicated to recruiting high-performing talent. The Senior Manager, Project Engineering is responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support, leading project teams to meet customer requirements and managing engineering projects within program guidelines.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Manages experienced professionals or team(s) led by lower-level supervisors or managers. Often leads one or more teams or a department

Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for team or department to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results

Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval

Reports to Director or higher

Experience in the following engineering areas: IMS/WBS/EVMS/PE tasks regarding ground-to-space communications (SV command and control tools, mission scheduling, navigation, test, LEOps, and Mission/Nominal Operations). NRL tool suite a plus, small-sat production/launch a plus

Program baselining, planning, IBR process experience. Ground satellite operations experience

Qualification

Project EngineeringEarned Value ManagementSatellite Payload DevelopmentGovernment Contract AcquisitionRoot Cause Corrective ActionRisk ManagementTeam LeadershipCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience

Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

Active Top Secret Clearance

Experience in satellite payload and space vehicle development