Manager, Systems Engineering
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Millersville • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,000 - $236,000 per year
About the role
- Supervise areas of system engineering execution of the Product Development Process (PDP) and applicable processes and procedures across various programs.
- Set the strategic vision of system engineering and drive tactical initiatives via other department managers/supervisors and key individual contributors.
- Bridge inter-system engineering areas and develop seamless interfaces with non-system engineering functions.
- Define and manage overall department metrics to determine and drive continuous improvement activities within Systems Engineering and overall Engineering Department as applicable.
- Hire, train, and develop system engineering resources to meet program demands.
- Deliver improvements in engineering quality through application of best practices in Systems Engineering: System Architecture/Design, Integration & Testing.
- As necessary, lead overall systems engineering activities (e.g., key programs, red programs) and have tangible impact on program executions.
- Goal for this role is to charge direct program work for at least 50% of the time.
- Evaluate overall systems project risks and facilitate risk mitigation planning and execution with program and functional leadership.
- Drive out of the box thinking to meet difficult engineering schedule milestone goals.
- Introduce and drive new technologies and tools such as MBSE and Digital Engineering.
- Be MBSE SME in front of the customer and gain efficiencies in executions using this approach.
- Prepare definition of task scope and job cost estimation for system engineering activities in project proposals.
- Ability to provide solid justifications from appropriate actuals for all bids related to systems engineering.
- Ability to coach, mentor and build relationships.
- Ability to travel up to 10% approx.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline and minimum 9 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
- At least 5 years of experience leading teams of 5 or more engineers, managing their efforts including budget and scheduling of activities.
- Experience with all aspects of SEIT and product development best practices and their applications given program needs.
- Experience in managing technical programs and facilitating team activities.
- Experience with building and hiring teams, including recruiting, interviewing and identifying talent.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering hands on experience in Aerospace & Defense, and experience using MBSE modeling software such as Cameo.
- Experience with Integration & Testing Planning and Execution.
- Experience in identifying and driving continuous improvement activities within the system engineering domain and applications given program needs.
- Experience in integrated product teams.
- Experience in creating and successfully executing against the SE BoEs.
- Active US DoD Secret Clearance.
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 & Tools
system engineeringproduct developmentsystem architectureintegrationtestingrisk mitigationcontinuous improvementbudget managementschedulingmodel-based systems engineering
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingmentoringrelationship buildingstrategic visiontactical initiative drivingproblem solvingcommunicationteam managementinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in engineeringGraduate degree in engineeringUS DoD Secret Clearance