Lead, Project Engineer (IRAD)

L3Harris Technologies • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Bachelor's Degree • Secret • 30 days ago

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≈ $94k – $192k per year (Estimated)

Location

In office (Greenville)

Seniority

Staff · 12+ years exp

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H-1B filings in 12 months: 5

First seen by Alion on Sep 16, 2026. L3Harris Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index.

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L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.

l3harris.com • HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019

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Job Title:Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code:42857

Job Location:Greenville, TX

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

Job Description:

The IRAD Project Owner provides leadership, oversight, and accountability for the VSG Next Generation Air Comms Suite (NGACS) project. This role ensures projects remain aligned with technical scope, schedule, cost, and planned business outcomes.

Essential Functions:

Attend and actively participate in Project Owners Meetings.
Support the weekly project status meeting, ensuring timely resolution of risks, issues, and actions.
Provide monthly updates on critical deliverables, including progress, dependencies, milestones, and recovery actions where needed.
Provide monthly updates to Earned Value Management (EV) metrics and support accurate performance reporting.
Maintain and update monthly labor and material forecasts to support sound financial planning and project execution.
Brief IRAD leadership monthly during IRAD Review meetings, communicating project status, accomplishments, decisions, and outlook.
Lead the annual IRAD proposal-development process, including bid development, EPCR preparation, checkpoint reviews, and related approval activities.
Coordinate with technical, program, finance, and functional stakeholders to maintain alignment and ensure disciplined project execution.
Identify, manage, and communicate project risks, opportunities, resource needs, and decisions requiring leadership attention.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

Project Engineering experience
Multi-disciplinary experience
Strong communication skills, including interaction with internal stakeholders, senior leadership, and Customers
Leadership Skills (i.e., Task Leader, IPT Leader and/or Functional Management)
Familiarity with company processes and procedures

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