Lead, Systems Engineer; Cost Engineering​/Cost Modeling - Secret Security Clearance

Position: Lead, Systems Engineer (Cost Engineering/Cost Modeling) - Secret with Security Clearance
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Job Title:

Lead, Systems Engineer (Cost Engineer) Job Code: 33647

Job Location:

On-Site in Palm Bay, FL or Rochester, NY

Job Schedule:

9/80 (Every other Friday off) Relocation:
Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Job Description:

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Harris Space and Mission Systems (SMS) is seeking a Cost Engineer to join the Cost Engineering and Analytics Department (CEAD; within the Systems Engineering organization). You will develop Parametric Cost Models (PCMs) to deliver comprehensive cost estimates with significant software development content and enable parametric bidding in our various business units. CEAD's mission is to provide robust, efficient cost engineering and analytics to key decision makers throughout the opportunity and program life-cycle.

CEAD's vision is to become a world class, centralized cost engineering and analytics organization supporting L3

Harris SMS growth to become a top tier Prime exemplified by fully collaborative and cross-segment alignment with respect to parametric cost estimating. As a member of the CEAD Cost Modeling Team, you will have the responsibility to support cost estimating activities aligned with SMS growth strategies in all business areas, understand their products, and work within our parametric modeling framework to deliver tracible and reliable comparison estimates and future parametric bids.

This position may be based at any L3

Harris SMS location. Occasional travel is required.

Essential Functions:

* Adhering to CEAD processes and procedures, working with pursuit and program teams to implement the Parametric Cost Modeling framework process to estimate product costs, analyze results and provide support to the Business Acquisition Process (BAP) and Integrated Product Lifecycle (IPL) Execution Phases;

* Gaining an understanding of the pursuit or program, preparing and conducting the PCM kick-off meeting, gathering model information;

* Generating and translating proposed architecture to the True Planning® (parametric modeling) architecture, Product Breakdown Structure (PBS), including establishing all project and cost object parameters, and providing the cost estimate results;

* Mapping the True Planning® architecture into a standard WBS;

* Ensure the pursuit or program team is trained to interpret the PCM inputs and outputs as well as understanding the underlying assumptions in the model;

* Support program Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables such as cost models and technical datasheets

* Substantiate results based on best practices and data driven conclusions.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Engineering or related field) and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience in cost estimating. 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.
* Active Secret Security Clearance or higher

* Professional experience working with and conforming to security and compliance regulations

* Professional experience working with True Planning® cost estimating software Preferred Additional

Skills:

* Strong project/capture management skills

* Proposal cost volume preparation experience

* MILSTD-881 WBS Descriptions and product-based estimating experience

* Experience developing defense industry products with similar programmatic and technical characteristics as SMS offerings, especially military displays, electronic warfare, or ground…