Director, Engineering Management (HW Engineering Discipline Lead)

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.

Job Title: Director, Engineering Management (HW Engineering Discipline Lead)

Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

For more than 60 years, L3Harris Technologies has been at the forefront of space innovation, developing mission critical technologies for missile warning and weather detection that protect lives and property around the world every day. We are currently seeking a highly accomplished engineering leader to oversee a large, multi-disciplinary hardware organization within our growing Spectral Solutions division within the Space Systems Sector. This role leads 200+ engineers across mechanical and electrical disciplines supporting the development and delivery of advanced infrared payloads and space vehicle systems for the missile defense and global weather missions.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical credibility, proven organizational leadership, and the ability to operate both strategically and tactically. This leader will define and communicate a compelling vision, influence senior leaders, and build a high-performing engineering organization through effective hiring, mentoring, and talent development.

This role is central to shaping the future of space hardware development as the market continues to evolve from bespoke, exquisite systems toward more proliferated and production-oriented architectures. The successful candidate will bring the judgment to balance technical performance with cost, schedule, manufacturability, and mission assurance.

This position is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a Northeast Indiana engineering hub offering an average commute of under 20 minutes, a housing market consistently recognized as among the more affordable in the U.S., an extensive parks and trail system, and a growing downtown that features local restaurants, arts, and year-round community events.

This position is located in Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne

• +Experience with electro-optical or infrared payload systems
• +Experience leading large engineering teams across multiple hardware disciplines
• +Experience in space hardware or other high-reliability mission technology development
• +Experience with complex space-based designs including electro-optical payloads
• +Experience with design for manufacturability, low-rate initial production, and transitioning from development to production
• +Experience with ECAD, MCAD, and configuration management
• +Experience with cost estimating, resource planning, and Earned Value Management
• +Experience using leading indicators and metrics to drive product or organizational improvement
• +Demonstrated success scaling teams and building talent pipelines in support of growth
• +Experience applying lean principles, modern tools, and process improvements to engineering organizations
• +Experience working with supply chain and manufacturing to support supplier development, production readiness, and product acceptance
• +Experience developing new products for NASA, NOAA, USSF or other high-reliability customers

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