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L3Harris Technologies · 7 hours ago

Associate Manager, Communications Systems Engineering

Rochester, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $168K/yr

6+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent in the defense industry. The Associate Manager, Communications Systems Engineering will manage a team of Systems Engineers and oversee program execution, ensuring that work is completed on time and within budget while also engaging in individual contributor tasks.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage 6-8 direct report Systems Engineers at levels 1-3. 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

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)

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, system design tasks (interconnect creation, cable designs, part selection, integration into mechanical structures), build, test

Identify and execute small improvement projects with the team such as process improvements, creating “how to” documents, and creating job specific training materials

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

Qualification

Engineering team managementProgram execution experienceProposal process experienceMilitary communications equipmentWorking with military customersCommunicatorCan do attitude