Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Code: IMS20202511-53643

Job Location: Mason, OH

Job Description:

Responsible for the day-to-day tactical duties for assigned programs. Oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer. Serves as single point-of-contact between engineering project management and planning, engineering project team, and line management. Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses engineering project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring engineering project progress and for intervention and problem solving with engineering project managers, line managers, and customers. Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received. May conduct performance/project analyses during phase-down to benefit future/other engineering projects, missions, and programs.

Essential Functions:

* Serves as lead on technical proposals and program execution
* Proactively manages risk, including identification and mitigation plans, and issue elevation and resolution
* Effectively communicates status to stakeholders, including organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and the customer
* Solves problems with a calm sense of urgency
* Demonstrates operational discipline and ownership
* Maintains scope control through disciplined change management
* Brings passion for innovation, a sophisticated understanding of circuit level electronic equipment and systems, and the ability to further advance L3Harris Space & Sensors Technology Center
* Coordinates all technical aspects of the project to meet scope, schedule and design to cost goals
* Performs technical analysis/feasibility for new product specifications, evaluate customer specifications and support cost/technical proposal generation
* Uses project management practices for resource planning, personnel oversight, and cost/schedule tracking
* Ensures that all engineering-related internal processes are followed by the project design team
* Leads Requirements Definition, Requirement Management, Technical Solution, Product Integration, Verification and Validation
* Interfaces effectively with people at all levels and from diverse technical backgrounds
* Serves as the technical point of contact for customers
* Provides leadership to teams and guidance to less experienced staff members

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
* Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Security/SCI Clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
* In-depth knowledge of project management throughout the entire project life cycle.
* Prior project leadership experience - either as a Project Manager or Project engineer

Preferred Additional Skills:

* Military customer experience is desired
* PMP certification is desired
* Previous experience as a control account manager (CAM) in an EVMS environment is desired
* Previous experience with sensors is desired