Lead, Project Engineer at L3Harris Technologies

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

Description

L3Harris is hiring a Lead Project Engineer for the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Program in Salt Lake City, Utah. The role leads project teams and manages the cost, schedule, technical, resource, risk, and integration-and-test aspects of software and hardware development efforts. The position requires a Secret Clearance, a bachelor’s degree with at least nine years of relevant experience or equivalent experience, and extensive experience in project engineering, multi-discipline programs, Earned Value management, aerospace testing, and electronic warfare or sensor signal processing.

Required Skills

Earned Value Management
Supplier Management
Risk Management
Flight Testing
Environmental Testing
Electronic Warfare
Signal Processing

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least 7 years of related experience, or 13 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
Required Previous Experiences: IPTL/CAM professional experience
Project engineering and program execution
Multi-discipline program management across multiple locations
Flight testing, certification, environmental testing, and aerospace engineering
Matrix organization labor resource management
Technical supplier and risk and opportunity management
Earned Value management, metrics, and data-driven decision-making
Preferred Qualifications: Government contract acquisition lifecycle experience
Design-to-cost management
Program pursuit and proposal activities
Operations or manufacturing experience
Root cause corrective action
PMP certification
Electronic warfare or sensor signal processing