Specialist Electrical Engineer - RF Engineer

Specialist Electrical Engineer - RF Engineer at L3Harris Technologies summary:

The Specialist Electrical Engineer - RF Engineer at L3Harris is responsible for the design and development of electrical/electronic systems, focusing on microwave components and systems integration. The role involves managing project initiatives, coordinating requirements, and leading design reviews, while ensuring alignment with customer specifications and engineering best practices. With a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, the role supports both hardware testing and team mentoring to enhance overall project outcomes.

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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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: Specialist, Electrical Engineer – RF Engineer

Job Code: 21646

Job Location: Northampton, MA

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Design and development of electrical/electronic design, starting from concept and advancing maturity for implementation into finished working designs.

Manages project initiatives of importance to the organization with general oversight and direction. Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Makes improvements in processes, systems, or products.

Essential Functions:

• Design and develop electrical/electronic design concepts and implement concepts into finished working designs. Work from specification requirements, design concepts and inputs from customer and other engineers involving multidisciplinary activities.
• Lead and support the assembly and integration of products/systems containing microwave components or subsystems, leveraging extensive troubleshooting experience
• Synthesize and define RF System designs for complex electro optical solutions.
• Coordinate system level requirements internally and among subcontractors and suppliers.
• Design and develop microwave components, circuits and subsystems for multidisciplinary products applications.
• Develop test procedures and specify test equipment (including Vector Network Analyzers, Noise Figure Analyzers, and Spectrum Analyzers) and provide technical assistance to Technical Specialist or test personnel during testing of prototype and production hardware.
• Identify and execute continuous improvements plans for the EE team
• Develops estimates to complete work, in terms of both engineering hours and schedule duration
• Conduct or coordinate system cascade analyses and trade studies and complex design risk trade-off analysis.
• Coordinate and lead design reviews of new or existing designs prepare/present complex internal and external design reviews.
• Capable of providing technical supervision and training/mentoring to lower-level engineers.
• Support Production Floor for system integration and test
• Manage projects/processes with general supervision and regularly communicate with other engineering disciplines
• Develop production documentation and see through the configuration management process (Official release, redlines, Configuration Control Board meetings, etc.)
• Capable of performing design analysis and establish circuit level tests to establish validity of designs including thermal effects and contributions of tolerance.

Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret Security Clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• 2+ years of experience designing and developing microwave components, circuits and subsystems for multidisciplinary products applications
• Familiar with MS Office products

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Mixed signal Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design and development experience, preferably with Mentor Graphics tools

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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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Keywords:

Electrical Engineer, RF Engineer, microwave components, electronic design, systems integration, project management, continuous improvement, test procedures, engineering mentorship, DOD security clearance