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Tittle: Director, Engineering Management – Undersea Systems (Chief Engineer)

Job Code: 12446

Job Location: Northampton, MA OR Millersville, MD with 20% travel (1004 on-site)

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description

The Director, Chief Engineer is responsible for delivering the technical scope, cost and schedule performance for all engineering content within the division. S/he provides strategic technical leadership and implementation of objectives and initiatives based on long-term product and profitability goals. S/he is responsible for supplying and maintaining adequate resources working with engineering functional leads in the pursuit of the division’s strategic goals and operational plans. The Director, Chief Engineer is also responsible for the overall organizational health of the engineering workforce and for the recruitment, retention, and development of top talent.

The Director of Engineering’s primary responsibility is to lead a cross-functional engineering team to cultivate innovative product solutions, advance critical technology enablers, and execute product development projects that serve the Government/DoD and International markets for the Undersea Systems division. The Director of Engineering is responsible for ensuring technical scope, cost and schedule execution of the Engineering content of programs. The position requires flexibility to manage multiple customer requirements (cost, schedule, technical capabilities), while using analytical and strategic skills to guide the engineering team to successful program deliveries of customer needs. A key part of this role is to work collaboratively across organizational boundaries and ensure programs are smoothly transitioned to production and deployment phases. The Chief Engineer must be able to interact with Sector peers, Segment and Corporate technical leaders and diverse customers. The successful candidate is an experienced technical and business professional who is able to focus simultaneously on near- and long-term objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Build, lead and manage the cross-functional engineering organization dedicated to the ongoing advancement of the Engineering team and division product roadmaps.

• Technical scope, cost and schedule accountability for technical project execution

• Management of engineering staffing demand, allocation of resources and posting of requisitions to successfully support the division.

• Work with the Engineering Leadership Team to conduct ongoing skills assessment and proactively address potential skills gaps. Lead and mentor the engineering leadership team to continue to develop strong technical leaders.

• Planning and execution of product development, from product definition through production transition, across all markets to meet division goals and objectives.

• Manage Internal Research and Development (IRAD) portfolio and develop and maintain product technology roadmap

• Manage Engineering organization budgets.

• Champion the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.

• Decision maker for high level / high impact engineering technical issues.

• Working in conjunction with the Sector leadership, co-develop the organization’s growth and product strategy.

• Develop and support a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within the Engineering organization.

• Maintain a climate of fostering a high level of employee motivation, performance, and commitment.

• Oversee staffing plans and review work plans and schedules for each phase of a project in accordance with time limitations and funding.

• Represents engineering organization with major customers and stakeholders.

  Qualifications :

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; A Master’s degree in Engineering or a Master’s of Business Administration is highly desired

• 15 years of applicable experience in a product development role; DoD experience a must, with 10 years experience leading cross functional teams.

• Experience leading large engineering organizations that are geographically diverse

• Must hold an active Secret level Security Clearance; a Top Secret/SCI is preferred; and maintain this clearance which requires US Citizenship

  COMPETENCIES:

  Leadership – exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others. Accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

  Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs workflows and procedures.

  Problem Solving – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyses information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

  Communication – expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

  Innovation – displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas.

  Change Management – develops workable implementation plans; communicates changes effectively; builds commitment and overcomes resistance’ prepares and supports those affected by change; monitors transition and evaluates results.

  Teamwork – exhibits objectivity and openness to others; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of organization above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

  Strategic Thinking – develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization’s strengths and weaknesses; analyzes market and competition; adapts strategy to changing conditions.

  SCOPE AND INFLUENCE:

  Knowledge: Advanced technical understanding in core product and technology areas. Understanding of how DoD business is conducted.

  Problem Solving: Uses data, engineering principles and formal root cause analysis tools to assess and solve technical problems.

  Discretion/Latitude: Provided goals and objectives and requires little oversight for execution.

  Impact: Responsible for the technical success of the organization.

  Contacts: Contacts are with internal teams, Sector and Segment leadership and internal and external customers.

  Travel Requirements: Position requires travel up to 25%

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.