Level 3 Communications, Inc

Lead, Project Engineer

Level 3 Communications, Inc$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of experience, or a Graduate Degree with 7 years; 13 years of experience without a degree is acceptable.
  • Active DoD Secret Security Clearance required; U.S. Citizenship necessary.
  • Significant experience in program planning and engineering execution across scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Familiarity with engineering processes and policies essential for adherence to standards.
  • Experience in Bid and Proposal development is crucial.
  • Ability to travel based on project needs required.
  • Expertise in Aero, Software/Hardware, Systems, or Project Engineering disciplines preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering teams in solving design and integration problems.
  • Act as the main technical point for programs, aligning with customer and compliance requirements.
  • Create and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resources.
  • Review engineering deliverables and approve design changes and reports.
  • Resolve complex engineering issues and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Conduct design reviews and coordination meetings with stakeholders and clients.
  • Monitor engineering performance metrics and report program status monthly to leadership.

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.
  • 9/80 work schedule allows for a three-day weekend every other week.
  • Opportunities for career progression within a leading aerospace and defense company.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering - *Sign-on bonuses between $15,000K - $25,000K*

Job Code : 39119

Job Location:Waco, TX

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is actively seeking a Lead Project Engineer (PE) to support the bid and execution of complex system integration efforts on airborne platforms. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program technical development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Planning and execution of program activities
  • Documenting and approval of program plans
  • Ensuring life-cycle process adherence
  • Risk identification and management
  • Customer and Senior Leadership interaction
  • Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle


The individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, Technical Publications, etc.) report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for the assigned program operations. In addition, Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility to interact with Customers at every phase of the program lifecycle.

Essential Functions:
  • Provide engineering leadership to a cross-functional team to resolve design and integration challenges
  • Serve as the primary technical focal point for assigned programs, ensuring alignment with customer, regulatory, cost, schedule, and performance requirements
  • Develop and manage project plans, technical baselines, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts
  • Review and approve engineering deliverables, analyses, test plans, technical reports, interface documents, and design changes
  • Drive resolution of complex engineering issues, root cause investigations, nonconformances, and corrective/preventive actions
  • Lead design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR), technical interchange meetings, and milestone reviews with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers
  • Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership
  • Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets
  • Provide leadership for cross-functional teams in bid/proposal and program planning including BOE generation and Technical Volume responses to customer ROMs, RFIs, and RFPs
  • Setup bid tools used during bid generation and track required completion status.
  • Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies
  • Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • An active DoD Secret Security Clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
  • Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies
  • Demonstrated experience in Bid and Proposal development
  • Ability to travel as needed based on business demands
  • Demonstrated experience in one of the following disciplines:
    • Aero Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Flight Sciences)
    • Software/Hardware Engineering
    • Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering)
    • Project Engineering


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles
  • Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills

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