Sr Specialist, Systems Engineering Affordability

Job Title: Sr. Specialist Systems Engineer - Affordability

Job Code: 47268

Job Location: Canoga Park CA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Missile Solutions (MSL) a segment of L3Harris is a world-class developer and manufacturer of advanced propulsion and energetics systems for customers including the U.S. Department of Defense NASA and other agencies and companies both in the United States and abroad. Our markets include strategic missiles; missile defense; tactical systems and armaments in addition to propulsion and power systems for launch vehicles satellites and other space vehicles.

We are currently seeking an Affordability Engineer to work with engineers and program managers to provide affordability engineering expertise for diverse Missile Solutions programs. This is a fully onsite position at our Canoga Park CA facility.

In this role the Affordability Systems Engineer will be expected to:

• Conduct data analysis to support program / proposal estimating.
• Have familiarization with strategic missiles; missile defense; tactical systems and armaments and/or launch vehicle systems.
• Lead or assist with estimates of propulsion system costs and associated component costs.
• Work independently or work as an integral team member in a supporting role.
• Demonstrate a 100% commitment to quality in actions decisions and conversations.
• PRICE TruePlanning experience / familiarity highly desirable. PRICE TruePlanning is not a must have as long as a candidate has Design to Cost and/or Affordability Engineering experience.
• Understanding of how to best segregate and capture product costs is preferred.
• Familiarity with Bill of Materials development.
• Provide guidance coaching and training to other employees across the Company within Systems Engineering.
• Develop contract proposals basis of estimates and other SE artifacts to support the capture of new business.
• Communicate results in oral presentations and written communication. Represent the organization in meetings/teleconferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.

Essential Functions:

Working under minimal direction perform Affordability assignments requiring detailed knowledge of application of concepts practices and techniques. This also requires a detailed understanding of the system and system effects. Job responsibilities include:

• 90%: Affordability Engineering Support of MSL Programs. Typical duties may include but not be limited to the following:
  • Lead or assist with should-cost estimates for proposals.
  • Lead or assist with Life Cycle Cost analysis and model development.
  • Lead or assist in risk evaluation related to product life cycles analysis.
  • Lead or assist with PRICE TruePlanning estimates of propulsion system costs and associated component costs.
  • Lead or support Design-to-Cost efforts on programs.
  • Build a strong working relationship with the other Aerojet Rocketdyne employees to ensure that the groups capabilities are fully utilized and that the groups results are meeting customer needs.

• 10% Discipline Support and/or Training and Education:
  • Improve training materials and possibly deliver training sessions.
  • Support discipline initiatives.

• Travel: 10%.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevent experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevent lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior relevent experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering or appropriate discipline/science (Mechanical/Aerospace)
• Active in-scope DoD Secret Security Clearance preferred
• Advanced degree desirable.
• Experience with COTS parametric and other hardware modeling tools is highly desired.
• Advance Excel skills and data analytics
• Demonstrated experience with program / project management
• Supply Chain and Operations knowledge

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California the salary range for this role is $106500 - $197500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC