Project Engineer

Location: Brisbane, 04, AU

Employment Type: Full-Time

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.

About the role 

The Project Engineer will support the delivery of Engineering projects on time, to cost, to scope and to quality. The PE will be allocated to various minor projects with the responsibility for mentoring the engineering team allocated to the specific projects under their control to ensure the successful delivery of the engineering program for each project.

What the role will involve

• Manage the engineering body of work through implementation of project governance and management tools and approaches.
• Oversee the successful and timely delivery of the allocated project engineering requirements in accordance with the relevant Project Contract and agreed Statement of Work.
• Ensure the project engineering effort is executed in accordance with the relevant project documentation, engineering governance requirements and Company policies and procedures.
• Plan the project’s engineering effort and monitor progress during execution including resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate.
• Ensure that project engineering deliverables are to the appropriate levels of quality.
• Participate in the technical interactions with the Customer.
• Develop, oversee and coordinate the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the business and customer.
• Review the status of engineering projects and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.
• Assess engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Identify, track, mitigate, manage, and disposition project-level risks.
• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.
• Provide coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensure all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• Provide the coordination between technical and supply chain teams to ensure all necessary material and subcontracts are received when needed.

What do we need

• Engineering Bachelor’s degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVMS).
• Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution and managing multi-discipline projects.
• Experience in hardware/software integration programs.
• Experience managing projects with budgets of up to $30M
• Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Experience with managing Agile SW development programs including using Confluence.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs
• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave. 
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years) 

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.