Lead Project Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Greenville, TX
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 30 roles within 25 mi

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L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

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Lead, Project Engineer will manage technical execution and operational needs for a platform within the Gateway Satellite Services program. This role involves leading technical planning, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, managing risks, and serving as the primary interface for customers and senior leadership throughout the program lifecycle. The individual will oversee performance across software, infrastructure, networking, and operations support to ensure mission readiness. Key responsibilities include supporting a React-based web platform in a Kubernetes containerized environment, managing AWS Cloud-hosted systems, and resolving issues related to network architecture and SATCOM-connected sites. Required skills include experience in software or systems engineering, with preferred expertise in VueJS, cloud operations, and assured communications paths. The role addresses the challenge of maintaining high-availability, mission-critical communication environments while ensuring technical compliance across complex infrastructure and networking domains.

Skills

React VueJS Kubernetes AWS SATCOM Network Architecture Systems Engineering Configuration Management Mission Operations Technical Publications

What you'll do

Lead technical planning, execution, and coordination for assigned program activities across the full lifecycle.
Ensure adherence to engineering life-cycle processes, technical baselines, and established program plans.
Identify, assess, and manage technical and program risks to ensure mission readiness.
Serve as the primary technical interface between internal leadership and external customers.
Oversee technical performance of platform capabilities including software, infrastructure, networking, and operations support.
Support the delivery and sustainment of a React-based web platform in a Kubernetes environment.
Coordinate technical activities for AWS Cloud-hosted systems and their integration into mission networks.
Manage technical planning for network architecture, assured communications paths, and SATCOM-connected sites.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
Active DoD Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
Experience in Software or Systems Engineering.
Project Engineering experience (preferred).
Experience supporting or overseeing development of web-based applications, preferably using React or VueJS (preferred).
Experience with containerized application environments and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (preferred).
Experience with AWS Cloud-based architectures, hosting environments, and cloud operations (preferred).
Understanding of networking concepts, architectures, and integration within larger mission or enterprise environments (preferred).
Experience with SATCOM systems, assured communications architectures, or communication paths supporting remote sites (preferred).
Experience working with operational support teams, network operations centers, or mission operations centers (preferred).
Ability to coordinate technical efforts across software, cloud, networking, communications, and operations disciplines (preferred).
Experience in mission-critical, high-availability, or secure communications environments (preferred).