Specialist - Project Engineer

L3Harris 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. L3Harris 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. L3Harris 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.

About the role

• Job Title: Specialist - Project Engineer
• Job Code: 45180
• Job Location: Onsite - Waterdown, On
• This posting is for a current vacancy.
• In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $95000- $

Responsibilities

• Provide project leadership and technical guidance for internally and externally funded product developments.
• Own a product family by being the Engineering main point of contact for production.
• Lead project scrums and be closely involved in material shortage and build meetings.
• Understand and communicate the cause and effect of changes affecting schedule, quality and cost.
• Coordinate engineering changes and lead the Enterprise Change Assessment (ECA) technical pillar through the change process.
• Lead investigations into product failures and other deficiencies utilizing root cause analysis methodology.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement mitigations for reliability risks.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented and track effectiveness in preventing reoccurrence.
• Coordinate, prepare for and co-lead presentation of monthly reliability metrics.
• 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.
• Coordinate, prepare for and lead presentation of design stage gate packages.
• Align and motivate the cross-functional development team to successfully execute the New Product Introduction (NPI) company standard process.
• Present to various levels of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and business meetings.
• Develop and maintain project risk registers including mitigation plans, and drive closure of risk actions.
• Provide project forecasts and maintain adherence to project budgets and schedules.
• Use JIRA and other project tools for Earn Value Management reporting.
• Maintain project schedules to align with integrated master schedule milestones and customer contract deliverable.
• Lead department strategic goal alignment and continuous improvement projects as needed.
• Understand and comply with the company Quality Management System.

Requirements

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project.
• Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent project organization and planning skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining and growing relationships with stakeholders.
• Understanding of electro/mechanical/optical/video systems.
• Knowledge/experience using Atlassian Confluence/JIRA.
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis or reliability techniques (5 Why, Cause Map, 8D, FMEA).
• A sense of urgency; dynamic, resourceful, innovative and takes initiative.
• Working knowledge of mechanical design, bill of material structures and mechanical design terminology.
• Working knowledge of electrical circuit design, circuit board assemblies and electrical design terminology.
• Working knowledge of feedback control systems, video standards, grounding/bonding practices and motors/potentiometers/encoders and other electro-mechanical devices.
• Working knowledge of optical assemblies, cameras and laser devices is an asset.
• Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Standard.
• PMP Certification is an asset.
• P.Eng license is an asset.
• Requires proficient knowledge of job area. May have practical knowledge of project management.
• 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.
• L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment.
• Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.
• In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.