Lead Project Engineer

Lead Project EngineerL3Harris is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to provide technical leadership and day-to-day execution for assigned Spitfire and LRASM/JASSM programs. The Project Engineer integrates engineering scope, technical performance, cost, schedule, risk, and customer commitments within the program baseline established by the Program Manager and customer.Essential Functions:Serves as the engineering focal point among program management, control account managers, engineering functional leads, integrated product teams, operations, quality, supply chain, and line managementMaintains the integrated engineering execution plan, including technical scope, staffing, schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, and recovery actions; provides clear status to program leadership and customersDrives timely technical issue resolution, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and risk mitigation to protect product performance, quality, schedule, and customer commitmentsEstablishes actionable execution metrics and intervention plans; partners with Program Management and Finance to manage engineering earned value, forecasts, estimate-to-complete, and cost and schedule varianceCoordinates resources and required approvals across engineering disciplines; ensures configuration-controlled technical decisions, interfaces, and changes are evaluated and executedLeads preparation for and execution of engineering and program reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, qualification, acceptance, and flight readiness activities, as applicableCoordinates integration, verification, and production-readiness activities; communicates effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholdersComprehensive knowledge of project engineering, systems engineering, and integrated product development for complex hardware and software programsDemonstrated ability to translate program objectives into executable engineering plans and align cross-functional teams to the technical baselineExperience managing technical execution through development, integration, verification, production, delivery, and sustainment phasesWorking expertise in Earned Value Management, engineering cost and schedule estimation, forecasting, and variance analysisExperience coordinating across multiple engineering functions, manufacturing/operations, quality, supply chain, and program controlsExperience communicating directly with government and industry customers and presenting technical status, risks, and decisions to technical and non-technical audiencesAvailability to travel 10-20% of the time to customer and supplier sites in support of technical meetings, reviews, integration, and verification activitiesQualifications: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.Preferred Additional Skills:Graduate degree in an engineering or technical disciplineActive DoD security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain oneExperience with DoD missile, weapon-system, or similarly complex defense programs; LRASM/JASSM RFE experience and/or A3M/PTW preferredExperience with requirements management, configuration management, technical baseline control, systems integration, verification planning, and risk/opportunity managementExperience leading engineering execution in a production or rate-readiness environment, including supplier coordination and nonconformance/corrective-action closureProficiency with engineering planning and execution tools such as IMS, EVM systems, requirements management, and configuration-management toolsStrong written and verbal communication skills, sound technical judgment, and the ability to lead through influence across a matrixed organization