Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (RF Design)

L3Harris Technologies is a leading company in the defense and aerospace sector, and they are seeking a Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (RF Design) to join their Product Support Engineering team. The role involves investigating RF/Analog circuitry issues, collaborating with multifunctional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and improving product performance through innovative design solutions.

Responsibilities

Mentoring and guiding junior staff, assisting them as they investigate problems and perform simulations. Leading investigations and coordinating tasks. Detailing design tradeoffs and ensuring that the product’s performance is aligned with the product specification and industry standards

Mitigating component shortages through qualifying alternatives or redesigning circuits and sub-assemblies

Working with design engineering and manufacturing teams to introduce new designs into manufacturing

Working with design engineering to make necessary circuit changes prior to and during the launch of new products

Troubleshooting units, modules, and assemblies to the component level, and implementing changes to reduce failures

Improving product performance and implementing cost improvements outlining design tradeoffs and risks

Preferred

Electrical engineering degree

Experience with tactical Radio and Power Amplifier HW

Experience troubleshooting to component level

Working knowledge of LabVIEW, ADS and Jira

Tactical Radio experience

Power Amplifier experience

LabVIEW knowledge

ADS knowledge

Jira knowledge

Benefits

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Company

Defense technology solutions for space, air, land, sea, and cyber

Melbourne, Florida, USA

https://www.l3harris.com/

Founded in 1895

10001+ employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 11 years of prior related experience

A high-level RF knowledge, and design and troubleshoot experience is required

Hardware troubleshooting ability including analog and RF components and circuits

Ability to design and conduct engineering experiments and act upon test results

Design and analysis of circuits and components utilizing ADS, Matlab, and various design and simulation tools

Ability to use typical lab equipment: Oscilloscope, DMM, Spectrum & Network Analyzers, and signal generators

Able to analyze designs and communicate technical information to support staff

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Electrical engineering degree

Experience with tactical Radio and Power Amplifier HW

Experience troubleshooting to component level

Working knowledge of LabVIEW, ADS and Jira

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 11 years of prior related experience.

Required skills

RF design, Analog circuitry, Radio transmitter and receiver design, Circuit simulation, Circuit experimentation, Hardware troubleshooting, ADS, Matlab, Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter (DMM), Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Signal generators, LabVIEW, Jira, Power Amplifier hardware, Component-level troubleshooting, US Security Clearance

Preferred skills

Electrical engineering degree, Experience with tactical Radio and Power Amplifier HW, Experience troubleshooting to component level, Working knowledge of LabVIEW, ADS and Jira

Experience

7+ years