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L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago

Lead, Chief Engineer

L3Harris Technologies is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent in defense tech. They are seeking a Chief Engineer responsible for the technical strategy and execution of missile systems development, overseeing all phases from concept to operational acceptance.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security
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Responsibilities

Leadership of systems and propulsion systems design, with a strong focus on continuous improvement related to meeting design milestones on time, and within budget
Co-ownership of metrics related to MRB and Nonconformance rates and closure times for Production Programs, as well as production delivery metrics
Identify IR&D efforts and drive alignment with technical roadmaps to create technology differentiators
Leadership of pursuits with emphasis on technical baseline rigor, cost justification, executability, and risk management
Leads/contributes to program risk/opportunity management and drives mitigation / realization actions
Responsible for technical issue resolution, ensures root cause is identified and corrective actions are executed to plan
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Travel: 25%

Qualification

Missile SystemsPropulsion SystemsTechnical StrategyTechnical Issue ResolutionRoot Cause InvestigationRisk ManagementMulti-disciplinary Technical BreadthLeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior propulsion or chief engineering experience
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior propulsion or chief engineering experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior propulsion chief engineering experience
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Travel: 25%

Preferred

7+ years of Missile and Propulsion Systems domain knowledge is desired
Experience leading technical issue resolution via root cause investigation and identification of effective corrective action(s) is preferred
Expertise in communicating technical data to senior management and customers of varying technical complexity
Strong multi-disciplinary technical breadth in Missiles and Propulsion is preferred
Ability to quickly understand missions, customer sets, and drive strategy

Company

L3Harris Technologies

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L3Harris Technologies provides platform management system solutions for armed forces.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.25B
2024-03-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Tania Hanna
Vice President Government & Customer Relations
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Chip Teets
Senior Director, International Programs, Products & Technology
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