Manager, Systems Engineering 1

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: Pittsford
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

Job Title: Manager, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 16922

Job Location: Rochester, NY

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



Job Description:

The international systems program execution team is looking for an experienced manager / individual contributor hybrid role within our team. The position will have direct reports that they will be responsible for managing as they perform work executing programs, working proposals, completing factory acceptance tests and conducting customer demonstrations. In the managers remaining cycles, they'll personally work on proposals, execute programs, improve processes, and create training.

The ideal candidate will be a good communicator, has management experience, has product/program execution experience and brings a "can do" attitude to their work. They will work with internal customers and other managers to ensure that a variety of work is getting staffed and completed on time and within budget.

If you're looking to join a team with a wide range of work opportunities, a positive work culture and a focus on creating important solutions for our military customers, then this is the position for you.



Essential Functions:

Manage 6-10 direct report Systems Engineers with varying experience levels. Responsibilities include holding team meetings, 1x1 meetings, and managing career development.
Assigning direct reports to programs, proposals, demos, customer acceptance tests. Monitor and manage their loading levels as work fluctuates. Work with 3-5 other managers ensuring work responsibilities are covered.
Interface with internal customers to scope work needs, schedule and budget to get small and medium tasks staffed.
Identify and execute small improvement projects with the team such as process improvements, creating "how to" documents, and creating job specific training materials.
Conduct manager tasks such as flowing down information, approving timecards, approving expense reports, ensuring required training is completed, enforcing company policies, and handling HR situations. Must be able to exercise good judgement in safeguarding and sharing sensitive information and informing the correct stakeholders when problems arise.
Understanding the INCOSE systems engineering "V" with the ability to oversee work products and coach reports through the stages of work - requirements capture, design, purchasing, build, test.
Review the work products created by their team for completeness and quality. This could include design documents from program execution (statements of work, requirements documents, design content, test procedures, family tree, BOMs, and interconnect diagrams) or proposals (technical baseline content, labor and cost estimates).
Act as a part-time individual contributor executing programs (small project lead, SME, team member), proposals (proposal manager, proposal contributor), or factory acceptance tests (event lead, contributor). Applicant should have previous individual contributor experience in at least one of these areas.
A small amount of travel (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.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience using military communications equipment, working in the defense industry, or working for a wireless communications company.
Active US DoD Secret Clearance or Ability to obtain a US DoD Secret Clearance
Engineering Degree preferred



In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont, Washington State and New York State is $106,500 - $197,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements

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