Chief Engineer – Seabed Systems
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Herndon • California, Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $155,000 - $265,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- The Seabed System (SBS) Business Unit Chief Engineer is responsible for delivering the technical, cost, and schedule performance of the engineering content for a program portfolio
- Provides technical leadership, establishing and directing all aspects of the business unit engineering policies, objectives, and initiatives based on long-term product and profitability goals
- Responsible for maintaining adequate resources for all engineering functions in the pursuit of the portfolio’s strategic goals and operational plans
- Supervise and develop program engineering leaders
- Shape, develop, and lead an engineering team in execution of the Engineering content of the program
- Primary engineering representative to the SBS business working closely with the SBS General Manager
- Manage multiple customer requirements (cost, schedule, technical capabilities)
- Work collaboratively across organizational boundaries
- Ensure programs are smoothly transitioned to production and deployment phases
- Build, develop, and lead approx. 65-person cross-functional engineering team to execute programs meeting requirements on budget and schedule
- Manage and lead a group of 4-6 Program Chief Engineers who are responsible for individual program execution within the business portfolio
- Maintain accountability of technical, cost, and schedule for project execution across the business portfolio including both customer funded and Internal Research and Development (IRAD) efforts
- Decision maker for high level / high impact engineering technical issues
- Planning and execution of product development, from proposal to product definition, production transition, and sustainment to meet portfolio goals and objectives
- Establish the engineering staffing demands and work plans for the business and collaborate with the functional engineering organization (matrix organization) to ensure appropriate resources are assigned to execute programs in accordance with time limitations and funding
- Review and approve Estimates to Completes (ETC) of the engineering content for all programs within the business
- Represent the engineering organization with major customers and stakeholders through clear communication
- Collaborate with the Business General Manager as the primary engineering representative
- Work to achieve annual business objectives including revenue and overhead budget management
- Develop and support a culture of continuous improvement and best practices
- Plan and implement engineering process improvements
- Guide and review Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts
- Use tools such as Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) to analyze program performance and apply corrective actions
- Maintain a climate fostering a high level of employee motivation, performance, and commitment
- Support new business pursuits and proposal cost reviews to ensure proper technology readiness, Design to Cost, and resource alignment
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 18 years of prior related experience
- 15 years of applicable experience in Aerospace and Defense
- 10 years of experience leading cross functional engineering teams (including at least one assignment leading a 30+ person engineering team) through program lifecycles from proposal to production and sustainment
- Active DoD Secret Clearance, which requires US Citizenship
- Experience transitioning development programs through qualification to production
- Good working knowledge of Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management
- Risk and opportunity management, understanding and reporting of engineering metrics
- Ability to use engineering metrics, earned value metrics, and technical inputs to make decisions that drive positive program technical execution
- Prior experience operating within an Integrated Product Team (IPT)
- Bid/Proposal experience including technical volume writing and BOE review and approval
- Program baselining experience including review and approval of WBSs, work packages, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and budgets
- Working knowledge and experience implementing disciplined System Engineering Processes
- Experience presenting high-stakes technical briefs to internal and external stakeholders
Benefits
- health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- EAP
- education assistance
- parental leave
- paid time off
- company-paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)Control Account Management (CAM)Risk managementOpportunity managementEngineering metricsSystem Engineering ProcessesProgram baseliningIntegrated Master Schedule (IMS)Technical volume writingBudget management
Soft skills
Technical leadershipCollaborationCommunicationTeam developmentDecision makingContinuous improvementEmployee motivationPerformance managementStakeholder engagementCross-functional leadership
Certifications
DoD Secret Clearance