Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

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L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off

Role is contingent upon program award

Job Description:

ForceX is seeking a Project Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. The Project Engineer coordinates day-to-day technical, cost, and schedule execution across engineering workstreams. The role enables program delivery by connecting engineering teams, resource managers, and program leadership. This level is a senior professional role with strong job-area knowledge and broad project management awareness.

Essential Functions:

• Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
• Contribute to proposal, planning, and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
• Support compliance with customer, regulatory, and security requirements.
• Travel up to 25% to support integration, test, customer engagement, and program execution.
• Support work performed in a classified and or controlled environment.
• Coordinate technical execution across engineering disciplines and program stakeholders.
• Maintain integrated schedules, status, risks, and action closure metrics.
• Prepare project health reporting and escalation packages for leadership.
• Drive issue resolution with engineering teams and line management.
• Support gate reviews, approvals, and operational readiness activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline is required. Engineering degree is preferable, but Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science degrees are acceptable alternatives.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• 6 years of experience coordinating engineering projects with multi-discipline contributors.
• 6 years of experience managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities within program constraints.
• 6 years of experience creating and maintaining actionable status and risk reporting.

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