Product Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a large cadre of experienced engineering individuals overseeing teams across the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
• Own product intent, portfolio priorities, and trade‑off decisions across assigned product lines.
• Devise and apply communication strategies to align a global, cross‑functional workforce around product and delivery goals.
• Engage stakeholders to reconcile strategic, commercial and technical priorities.
• Assemble and monitor high‑performance multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Set objectives, monitor performance, promote communication, and ensure the well‑being of direct reports.
• Support administrative tasks to ensure timely processing of actions affecting direct reports.

Technical & Product Responsibilities

• Define and guard product intent – establishing what each product is, what it is not, and who it is for – and restate this when scope pressure arises.
• Collaborate with team leads to review high‑level architecture, internal project goals and technical barriers.
• Partner with stakeholders to refine project priorities and adapt deliveries based on evolving market and customer requirements.
• Analyse program requirements and develop effort estimates in conjunction with program‑management partners.
• Maintain depth in respective disciplines and contribute to ongoing software projects in research, engineering or quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in software engineering, computer science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, process automation, quality engineering or network operations.
• Proficiency in high‑level programming languages and operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS).
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity foundations – examples: penetration testing, offensive and defensive techniques, host and network forensics.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP communications, network security principles and client/server architecture.
• Experience with containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker), git workflows and continuous integration/delivery platforms (e.g. Bamboo, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab).
• Knowledge and practical experience with agile software development methodologies.
• 4+ years of experience leading a team.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security.
• Experience in low‑level programming languages and instruction sets.
• Ability to install and operate developer debugging tools on Windows, macOS, Android or iOS.
• Experience with containerisation, microservices and DevOps practices.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Duties require working with a global team and may periodically necessitate working outside of normal working hours (evenings, holidays and weekends).
• Up to 10% travel required.
• Ability to sit at a desk, look at a monitor and type for extended periods of time in an office environment.
• May be required to lift/move up to 25 lbs with assistance.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate and troubleshoot computers.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days.
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover.
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance 4× salary (flexible up to 10×).
• Group income protection.
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health‑care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle‑to‑work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme.
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental‑health and well‑being support.

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Due to the nature of our work many roles require a UK/5 EYES nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

Equal Opportunity Employer

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.