Lead, Chief Engineer

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Job Title

Lead, Chief Engineer

Job Number

35948

Job Location

Yorba Linda, CA

Job Schedule

4/10 or 9/80

Clearance

Must Have an Active Department of War Security Clearance to Be Considered

Job Description

L3

Harris is looking for a dynamic Chief Engineer to support key programs within our Navigation Solutions (NS) business at L3 Harris Interstate Electronics Corp (IEC) in Yorba Linda, CA. This position reports to the Director of Engineering for NS. The candidate will be a senior technical representative in collaboration with engineers, program management, and the customer. The Chief Engineer is the technical authority for the program and will drive technical, strategic, and tactical direction for their program. The candidate must have deep and broad technical, leadership, preferably with experience in military GPS and Assured Position Navigation and Timing (A‑PNT) technology.

Navigation Solutions products provide advanced military GPS, Anti‑Jam systems, and other Assured Position, Navigation, Timing (A‑PNT) capabilities in military embedded real‑time systems that can be used in weapons, ground, airborne, maritime, and space environments.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the primary technical authority and technical interface for a program within the Navigation Solutions (NS) business, collaborating with Engineers, Program Management, Business Development, Customers, and Suppliers.
• Lead, provide direction and guidance, review, and be the technical expert of the work from engineering personnel on the program to accomplish near‑term and long‑term operational plans and results.
• Execute technical vision and tactical technical execution of a program.
• Drive technical excellence and mission success for the program.
• Actively develop and support new business opportunities.
• Communicates within and outside own function to explain and gains cooperation on policies and practices.
• Make substantial improvements to processes, systems, and solutions.
• Work under consultative direction against annual goals and objectives to manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization.
• Maintain outstanding communication and excellent soft skills.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and other business areas to execute programs.
• On‑site and potential travel up to 30% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• 5+ years combined successful experience as a Chief Engineer or Technical Lead of major programs with deep and broad technical capabilities in GPS, APNT, RF, Signal Processing, and/or GNC.
• 5+ years of Engineering technical, functional, and leadership experience within stringent technical, schedule, and budget requirements.
• 5+ years of experience in leading and tracking projects, risk/opportunities, proposals, processes, and employees.
• 5+ years of experience demonstrating strong verbal and written skills for the internal team, customers, and program stakeholders.
• 3+ years of experience in earned value (EV) management, metrics development and tracking, and basis of estimates.
• Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Technical depth and breadth in GPS / PNT technology, MGNSS, Anti‑Jam, Anti‑Spoof, GPS‑denied/degraded, Alternative/Supplemental/Cooperative Navigation technology.
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