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Lead, Project Engineering

Job in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Listing for: L3Harris Technologies
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

L3

Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3

Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3

Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title:
Lead, Project Engineer

Job Code: 34226

Job Location:
Hamilton, Ontario

Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

About L3

HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3

Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

Our Lead, Project Engineers are responsible for successful product launch by project managing the Engineering activities across a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Electro-Optics, Specialty, Firmware and Software Engineers as well as a wider functional team of Operations project leads, Planners, Buyers, Production and Quality Staff.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provide project leadership and technical guidance for internally and externally funded product developments
  • Partner with Operations and Program Management to manage and understand customer and manufacturability requirements
  • Coordinate, prepare-for and lead presentation of design stage gate packages
  • Align cross-functional development team to execute the New Product Introduction (NPI) company standard process
  • Responsible for presenting to various levels of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and business meetings
  • Develop and maintain project risk registers including mitigation plans, drive closure of risk actions
  • Responsible for providing project forecasts and maintaining adherence to project budgets and schedules
  • Use of JIRA and other project tools for Earn Value Management reporting
  • Maintain project schedules to align with integrated master schedule milestones and customer contract deliverable
  • Participate in and support the bids and proposal/sales process by providing engineering inputs including feasibility, NRE, risks and schedule estimates for new products or features
  • Lead project scrums, closely involved in material shortage and build meetings
  • Understand and communicate cause and effect of changes affecting schedule, quality and cost
  • Coordinate engineering changes and lead Enterprise Change Assessment (ECA) technical pillar through the change process
  • Lead department strategic goal alignment projects as needed
  • Mentor and coach junior team members on project management and design best practices, methodologies and lessons learned
  • Understand and comply with the company Quality Management System
  • Accountable to the Product Manager and Project Engineering Management

    • Required Education and Experience s

  • 9 years of experience leading complex multi-disciplinary technical projects managing several projects concurrently
  • University degree in Engineering or college technical diploma 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.

    • Desired Skills and Capabilities

  • Engineering degree and experience in aerospace industry preferred
  • Experienc…
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