Level 3 Communications, Inc

Lead, Project Engineer

Level 3 Communications, Inc$100K — $130K *
Waco, TX 76706In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience or a graduate degree with 7 years
  • Active DoD Secret Security Clearance required
  • Experience in program planning and engineering execution
  • Familiarity with engineering processes and policies
  • Proven experience in Bid and Proposal development
  • Willingness to travel as needed
  • Expertise in Aero Engineering, Software/Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Project Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and execution of program activities
  • Document and secure approval for program plans
  • Ensure adherence to life-cycle processes
  • Identify and manage program risks
  • Act as primary technical liaison with customers and leadership
  • Coordinate overall program operations throughout the lifecycle
  • Manage engineering deliverables and track project metrics
  • Lead design and milestone reviews with stakeholders

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonuses between $15,000 - $25,000
  • 9/80 work schedule promoting work-life balance
  • Opportunities for travel as business demands
  • Engagement in complex and impactful engineering projects
  • Support for professional development and leadership roles
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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