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Senior Manager Project Engineering

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Huntsville, AL
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Secret clearance, required

Job overview

L3Harris seeks a Senior Manager, Project Engineer to lead project engineers managing a complex technical program portfolio across development, implementation, and operations. The role oversees cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance, including earned value management, integrated scheduling, risk management, and budget execution. It works closely with program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, customers, and other functions, and supports propulsion proposals and business development.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Program Management, nice to haveEarned Value Management, nice to haveIntegrated Master Scheduling, nice to haveRisk Management, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to haveTechnical Baseline Management, nice to haveDevelopment and Testing, nice to haveProject Coordination, nice to haveTechnical Issue Resolution, nice to haveStakeholder Communication, nice to haveTechnical Consultation, nice to haveProposal Development, nice to haveChange Management, nice to haveTeam Development, nice to haveData-Driven Decision Making, nice to haveCustomer Focus, nice to haveContinuous Improvement, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or 12 Years Engineering Experience, requiredGraduate Degree or 10 Years Engineering Experience, required16 Years Engineering Experience in Lieu of Degree, requiredUS Secret Clearance Eligibility, requiredActive US Secret Clearance, nice to havePrevious Management Experience, nice to haveAerospace and Defense Experience, nice to haveHypersonic or Airbreathing Propulsion Experience, nice to haveMust Travel 25%, required

Full job description

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.

Job Title: Sr Manager Project Engineering

Job Code: 47013

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

We are seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join our team as a Senior Manager, Project Engineer.

This position will lead a team of project engineers that are responsible for managing and directing program teams with the cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements of a complex technical program portfolio through the life-cycle phases of development, implementation, and operations. This includes utilizing Earned Value Management, maintaining an integrated master schedule, managing development and testing to a technical baseline, and maintaining an active and proactive risk management program. Responsible for budget management and financial execution of the portfolio. Work closely with the Program Manager, engineering team, manufacturing, quality and other departments as necessary to expedite project completion and most importantly meet the customer expectations.

Essential Functions:

  • Work with functional leadership to ensure that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program.

  • Support Engineering teams working on solid rocket motor development and production program tasks/problem resolution, etc. Coordinate engineering work; manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.

  • Monitor technical progress and interface with Program Management, Missile Solutions customers, and other Missile Solutions functional organizations to understand and develop resolution to program technical issues.

  • Effectively communicates status to stakeholders, including organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and the customer

  • Proactively manages risk, including identification and mitigation plans, and issue elevation and resolution. Demonstrates operational discipline and ownership and solves problems with a calm sense of urgency

  • Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development organizations for business development activities such as writing white papers or preparing and presenting technical briefings to customers.

  • Support the technical lead on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for propulsion development or technology programs.

  • Maintains scope control through disciplined change management

  • Creates environment of inclusivity and respect as well as strives to build diverse teams and develop talent.

  • Ability to establish a culture of trust, open communications, data driven decision making, customer focus and relentless continuous improvement.

  • Ability to obtain US Secret security clearance.

  • Travel: 25% travel to supplier, company, and production sites.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior engineering experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior engineering experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Active US Secret security clearance.

  • Previous management experience.

  • Previous aerospace & defense experience, particularly with hypersonic or airbreathing propulsion technology.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 726 open Project Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$108–164K/yr329 salary ranges
  • US median$23–26/hr77 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 726 open Project Engineering jobs across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Project Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 540 postings).
Education
319 of the 726 open Project Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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