Project Engineering Specialist – Space Systems

L3Harris Technologies

. Leads a project team (10-25 people) to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments .

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeWilmington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $92,500 - $171,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads a project team (10-25 people) to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments
Develop, oversee, and coordinate 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
Assess engineering issues and develop 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 on a program with $5M-$20M in value 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)
Ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
Prior or current professional experience as a Cost Account Manager of $2M+ in scope
Professional experience supporting defense and/or aerospace programs
Professional experience managing projects with total budgets of $5M-$20M
Experience in development and integration projects
Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
Program Management Institute – PMP certification (Preferred)
Experience in the aerospace or defense industry, such as space telescope, or optical-mechanical development programs (Preferred)
Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle (Preferred)
Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities (Preferred)
Professional experience with Risk and Opportunity Management (Preferred)
Experience working with teams in a matrix organization (Preferred)

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

Earned Value ManagementCost ManagementSchedule ManagementRisk ManagementBudgetingProject ManagementValue Stream MappingResource EstimationTechnical Resolution DevelopmentProgram Coordination

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunicationTeamworkOrganizational SkillsCustomer Satisfaction FocusExecution DriveAdaptabilityInterpersonal Skills

Certifications

PMP Certification