Senior Specialist, Project Engineer
L3Harris
Tempe, AZ · Posted September 25, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Project Engineering
Job Code: 43575
Job Location: Tempe, AZ
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Project Engineering is the art of creating order out of chaos and providing precise technical direction with a clear vision for your engineering team to focus on and execute.
As a Project Engineer, you will get the unique opportunity to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team developing technologies and innovative product solutions across the Integrated Vision Solutions Sector. You will be responsible for the Engineering execution of assigned projects, providing overall management of complex product development projects through all phases of the product lifecycle. You will be responsible for planning and estimating, staffing, budget, schedules, as well as risk and opportunity management. You will be leading decisions and driving the project teams to the required capability and delivery, and the ability to communicate internally to leadership and externally to customer and suppliers. The Project Engineer must work in a collaborative team environment with all functions within the organization to develop and execute sound product development projects.
Essential Functions:
Program Planning, Guidance and Execution – Work with program management and technical teams to develop the program execution schedule, effectively communicate with the entire program team, and monitor progress and guide the team through the execution of all required tasking.
Bid & Proposal Support – Coordinate the Engineering proposal content by identifying Engineering scope, partnering with functional leaders on Basis of Estimates, and reviewing the bid with the Engineering Leadership team.
Customer and Senior Leadership Interaction and Communication – Effectively communicate with external customers and internal senior leadership on program plans, status, and issues.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience in Project Engineering.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience in Aerospace and Defense industry
Experience with government customers
Experience with bids and proposals
Experience with Earned Value Management System
Experience leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, including cost and schedule generation and management
Ability to collaborate effectively with other leadership functions across the organization including Operations, Quality, Program Management, and Business Development
Outstanding communication (both verbal and written), collaboration, time management, presentation, and organizational skills
CAM experience
Leading New Product Introduction Engineering Gate Reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
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