Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

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Harris Technologies

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Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. Our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

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Harris Corporation is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Engineer for the Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL location. This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skills and experience, and contribute to mission critical systems solutions that help protect the U.S.A. and our allies, both Domestic and Internationally. You will join a great team of talented professionals who take a collaborative approach and enjoy working together.

• Conduct and lead Peer Reviews and Table-Top Reviews.
• Work with the technical team to identify, mitigate, and close program risks.
• Serve as the technical lead of the project with cost and schedule responsibilities.
• Develops, presents, and delivers comprehensive presentations to the project team, upper management, and customer personnel in a clear and concise manner.
• Support successful startup activity, including staffing, robust mitigation plans and establishment of the technical baseline and change management process.
• Plan and manage the product/project on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Monitor the product/project from initiation through completion and/or customer acceptance.
• Develop, manage, and maintain all aspects of project-level risks, including mitigation, costing, and planning.
• Establish and execute detailed integrated master schedules and maintain detailed MS Project schedules.
• Use Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reports to manage project performance and review earned value metrics (CPI, SPI, TCPI, ETC).
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product and ensure requirements and specifications are met.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement through implemented projects and maintain stakeholder engagement against project needs.
• Coordinate with EMs, talent acquisition, and supply chain on resource planning for engineering work.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment; interact with customers to anticipate and respond to needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience or a Graduate Degree with 4 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship required due to defense contract requirements. Ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance

• Experience executing throughout the project lifecycle including requirements flow down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment.
• Earned value / Cost account management experience with cost and schedule responsibility.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritize workload appropriately; methodical in approach.
• Broad Engineering experience across multiple disciplines; proficiency with MS Project and MS Office.
• Functional management experience or involvement in resource management forecasting and placement.
• Proficient in using DOORS for requirements management.
• Experience with Firmware and Software Requirements; knowledge of RF and Satellite communication.

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Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and comply with all applicable laws. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or other protected status.

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Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks where permitted by law.

Please note that many positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may be granted only to U.S. citizens. Applicants may be subject to government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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