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Engineering Management- Acoustics & Imaging Systems Division Functional Engineering

Millersville-MD or Northampton-MA (on-site)

Step into a visible, high-impact leadership role where your decisions directly shape engineering outcomes across an entire business area. The Senior Manager, Acoustics & Imaging Systems Functional Engineering leads cross-discipline teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities, accelerate program execution, and raise technical performance across a portfolio of programs.

This role offers the opportunity to build and scale exceptional teams, influence strategy with senior leaders, and drive meaningful change through modern engineering practices, clear accountability, and a strong culture of ownership. The Senior Manager, Acoustic & Imaging Systems Functional Engineering holds uncompromised, division-level accountability for program execution and technical delivery. This leader maintains a strategic dotted-line reporting relationship to the Division Chief Engineer, who carries ultimate responsibility for overall Engineering Execution in the Division. The role requires shifting organizational culture to an "Above the Line" ownership mindset, ensuring teams actively reject legacy excuses for program delays. By treating engineering rigor as the primary vehicle for schedule velocity, the Senior Manager eliminates downstream scrap, rework, and re-testing to enable teams to hit critical commitments on time. Additionally, this leader fosters high-stakes innovation through Agile and "Fail-Fast" prototyping without ever compromising baseline safety or verification standards..

Lead one or more cross-discipline engineering teams or a department, including planning, staffing, execution, and continuous improvement.

Own functional execution for scope, schedule, budget, and technical quality across projects, pursuits, and programs.

Establish repeatable engineering processes, common tools, and shared metrics to enable segment-wide interoperability.

Own recruiting, hiring, performance management, coaching, succession planning, and development of high-performing teams.

Drive disciplined engineering rigor and verification practices to improve first-time-right execution and reduce rework.

Enable Agile delivery and rapid prototyping/simulation approaches while maintaining safety, compliance, and mission assurance requirements.

Ability to travel up to 25% (or as required by business needs).

Government security clearances (minimum Secret).

Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Demonstrated success driving execution across multi-discipline engineering teams in a matrixed environment.

Experience with workforce planning, staffing strategy, recruiting, and talent development.

Experience with program execution frameworks, schedule/cost performance, and risk-driven technical planning.

Active Secret clearance preferred.

Prior leadership across two or more engineering disciplines (e.g., systems, software, electrical, mechanical, test, specialty engineering).

Familiarity with Agile-at-scale operating models and digital engineering/toolchain modernization.

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. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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