Lead, Project Engineering/Management – Space Optical Systems

L3Harris Technologies

Lead Project Engineer supporting development and delivery of space-based payloads for L3Harris. Overseeing software and hardware development while meeting technical and budget objectives.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeWilmington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $127,500 - $236,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.
Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).
Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g., value stream mapping activities)
Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
Must be able to get a program SAP security clearance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
Prior or current IPTL/CAM Professional experience
Prior or current experience with project engineering and program execution
Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and disability insurance
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
EAP
education assistance
parental leave
paid time off
company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementEarned Value Managementrisk managementschedule managementbudget managementtechnical supplier managementvalue stream mappingprogram executionresource estimationmulti-discipline program management

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcustomer satisfaction focusteam coordinationexecution driveadaptabilityinterpersonal skillsorganizational skills