Job detail for Lead, Pursuits and Proposals Engineer

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

Lead, Pursuits and Proposals Engineer will be responsible for Engineering Pursuits and Proposals and support for tactical communications systems, products and ancillaries for a variety of Australian and International customers across future business growth opportunities and phasing in new business into L3Harris Acquisition and Support programs.

Your work will include the project engineering delivery of allocated bids and proposals as they progress through the capture lifecycle from bid & proposal to award and project phase-in.

You will interface with program, business development, capture and business support functions and specialise in integration of communications products and systems, with the ability to communicate effectively to varying levels of technical understanding and hierarchy, and will be supporting a variety of tasks in this field to support the wider business when required.

What role will involve

• Conduct tasks as allocated through the capture management and engineering lifecycle of bids and pursuits and support technical artifacts, including the understanding of:
• System Specification, Requirements Management, Engineering Plans
• Interface Control, System Subsystem Design Description
• Integration, Test & Evaluation
• Contribute and present to gate review artifacts/milestones (e.g. Gate 0, 1, 2, 3 etc.).
• Ability to construct technical arguments in support of verification and strategy of products/systems to customers.
• Support the business functions through tailoring engineering projects into contractual models.
• Tailor and execute engineering process between major programs and minor pursuits to meet customer needs.
• Develop tailored solutions based on customer requirements/constraints.
• Provide Technical advice to internal and external stakeholders with respect to Requests for Information (RFIs) of the products supported by L3Harris.
• Support the selection of products and accessories to provide customers with optimised system solutions.
• Generate white papers and technical issue reporting for L3Harris systems and products.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering recognised by Engineers Australia, with a minimum of 8 year prior related experience.
• Experience working in the Defence industry is a preference, though operating within a complex, large international business will also be considered.
• Experience in supporting large scale engineering projects and bids/pursuits.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Security Clearance (AGSVA NV1).

Preferred Additional Skills:

L3Harris is looking for someone who

• Is a subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management
• Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction
• Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches
• Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products
• Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Hamilton is part of our Mission Critical Communications business and a world leader in ground tactical and airborne mission communication solutions and a global provider of ground based C4 systems and transportable SATCOM terminals. We are focused on delivering advanced systems to meet the needs of our customers, uniting multiple forms of communication together, and covering communication over air, ground, sea, and space.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 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)
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs
• 9 day fortnight working pattern

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.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@aus.L3Harris.com

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

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.