Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering

L3Harris Technologies Inc

San Diego, CA

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SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Bit Error Rate (BER), Career Counseling, Circuit Design, Communication Skills, Communication Systems, Communication Theory, Component Selection, Design Services, Design Verification, DoD Clearance, Earned Value Management (EVM), Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetism, English Language, Equipment Selection, FPGA, Facebook, Graphic Design, HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator), Hardware Design, Hardware Quality Assurance, Identify Issues, Integration Testing, K Band, Leadership, LinkedIn, Mechanical Engineering, Mentoring, Metrics, Microwaves, Military, Modems, Performance Testing, Power Engineering, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Product Development, Project/Program Management, Radio Frequency, Receivers, Reliability Analysis, Schematic Capture, Security Clearance, Software Engineering, Spanish Language, System Integration (SI), Systems Analysis, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Telemetry, Test Design, Test Equipment, Testing, Trade Studies, Twitter, User Interface Design, Writing Skills, X Band, YouTube
LOCATION
San Diego, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering at L3Harris Technologies

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Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering

San Diego, California

Job ID 36199

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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: Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineering, RF Design Engineer

Job Code: 36199

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking a senior professional with strong knowledge of RF/microwave engineering and communication theory to support the design and manufacture of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command products for airborne and space-based applications. This role involves circuit card and subsystem design, integration, and testing of RF hardware. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in RF/microwave engineering, digital modulation techniques, and communications theory.

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for RF/microwave product development, including circuit card and subsystem design, schematic capture, circuit design, derating, and Worst-Case Analysis (WCA).
  • Manage complex projects or processes with general oversight.
  • Determine design approaches and parameters.
  • Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
  • Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
  • Perform simulations and present design reviews.
  • Lead and perform trade studies for technical decisions.
  • Conduct design verification testing to validate performance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to RF hardware and digital communication systems.
  • Provide mentoring and leadership to early career engineers.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a secret level DoD security clearance.

Qualifications:

  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 6 years of prior relevant experience, or MS degree with at least 4 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

  • Experience designing X-Band or higher RF/microwave transmitter, receiver, and/or converter circuits at the circuit card or module level.
  • Knowledge of RF/microwave engineering principles and hands-on experience with RF/microwave and communications test equipment.
  • Working knowledge of digital modulation techniques including BPSK, QPSK, and related distortion metrics like EVM.
  • Ability to troubleshoot RF/microwave subassemblies to the component level.
  • Ability to independently conduct design verification testing.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Experience performing RF/microwave system and circuit analysis using ADS, AWR VSS, or similar.
  • Experience in transmitter design: gain distribution, linearity, modulation formats, synthesizer architecture, and EVM performance.
  • Experience in receiver front end design: Noise figure, dynamic range, acquisition and tracking threshold, and BER performance.
  • Experience with 3D Electromagnetic analysis using HFSS or similar.
  • Understanding of digital design fundamentals, including modem architectures, power supplies, interfacing with ADCs, FPGAs, and more.
  • Experience with military or space-qualified hardware designs.
  • Design experience with K band frequencies.

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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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