Level 3 Communications, Inc

Lead, Project Engineering

Level 3 Communications, Inc$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years of relevant experience or Master's Degree with 7+ years, or 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience as an IPTL/CAM (Integrated Product Team Lead/Cost Account Manager).
  • Proven background in satellite system development.
  • Experience in system integration, verification, validation, and production support.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project teams to fulfill customer requirements while adhering to cost and schedule.
  • Coordinate cost, schedule, and technical aspects of engineering projects following program guidelines.
  • Review project status and budgets, manage execution, and drive results to meet payment milestones.
  • Identify and resolve engineering issues to enhance productivity and customer satisfaction.
  • Manage program-level risks and track opportunities for improvement.
  • Estimate resource and material needs for ongoing projects.
  • Facilitate coordination between resource managers and ensure reviews/approvals are in place.

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in satellite systems and defense missions.
  • Collaborative team environment focused on fast-paced problem-solving.
  • Possibility to gain additional certifications and training in project management and engineering.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code: 44719

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description:

L3Harris Spectral Solutions engineering team is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to provide full lifecycle engineering leadership across a range of software and hardware development, assembly, integration, and test efforts. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing technical activities from concept development through design, build, integration, verification, delivery, and sustainment. The role also includes close collaboration with program management, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customers to ensure successful project outcomes. The ideal candidates will have strong technical leadership skills, experience overseeing multidisciplinary engineering efforts, and the ability to balance hands-on problem solving with strategic execution in a fast-paced development environment.

Essential Functions:
  • 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.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance

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.
  • Integrated product team lead/Cost account management (IPTL/CAM) experience
  • Experience in satellite system development
  • Experience with system integration, verification and validation, and production or deployment support

Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
  • Experience with space based remote sensing payloads, space vehicles, defense missions
  • Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
  • Experience in software development and integration programs
  • Experience managing projects with total budgets of $70M+
  • Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus
  • Experience with management of design to cost activities
  • Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities
  • Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
  • Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
  • Program Management Institute - PMP certification desired
  • Active DoD security clearance.


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