Associate Manager, Electrical Engineering

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Individual Contributor:
  • Analog and digital design of ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications.
  • Circuit tolerance analyses using hand calculations and Spice tools.
  • Requirements development, refinement, and compliance.
  • Generate test plans and test reports related to product performance (Brassboard, Design Verification, Qualification, Firing Properties, etc.).
  • Lead and direct test activities in all phases of product development cycle.
  • Lead failure investigations using structured tools (8D, Fishbone, Cause & Effect, etc.).
  • Generate material for and participate in design reviews for all phases of the product development cycle.
  • Act as technical interface to internal and external customers.
  • Provide inputs (material and labor estimates) for Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Management:
  • Aid department manager in defining, maintaining, and improving the department’s development processes and best practices.
  • Ensure staff are properly using best practices and the development processes on their assigned programs.
  • Provide regular labor and resource planning to support programs and activities.
  • Actively support all phases of hiring activities for the team.
  • Support management of morale and work to proactively mitigate attrition.
  • Support succession planning and identification/development of key talent.
  • Carry out performance management and goal setting of all direct reports, both formal and informal. Provide meaningful, constructive feedback to ensure the development of each staff member.
  • Lead performance improvement plan formulation and execution as needed.
  • Proactively support reward and recognition activities for the staff members. Develop and submit merit recommendations during the yearly merit review cycle.
  • Perform conflict resolution between teammates as required.
  • Take an active role in the professional development of each staff member. May include identification, guidance, and support of formal training, on-the-job training, mentoring, and/or new program assignments.
  • Proactively mentor, coach, assist, and/or provide additional help to engineers in the analysis, design, build, integration, test, validation, verification, documentation, and/or maintenance of products.
  • Foster an individual and team culture of Continuous Improvement (CI)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with minimum of 6 years prior related experience. Graduate degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and various CAD/CAE tools is required.
• The individual will have a history of setting high goals and standards for self, others, and the organization, be dissatisfied with average performance and assume full responsibility for results.
• The individual will be a self-starter, identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities, effectively manage one's time and resources, and be a team player.
• Strong focus on originating action to improve existing conditions and processes, identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions are also characteristics of a strong candidate. Individuals will also demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in all business dealings.
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written), collaboration, time management, presentation, and organizational skills
• Ability to conduct reviews of electrical designs, circuit analysis, and engineering change notices
• Experience with creating engineering estimates, plans, and BoE’s

Preferred Additional Skills

• BSEE/CompE +8 years of experience, or MSEE/CompE +6 years of experience
• Experience with temperature sensors, MEMs accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, and Gyros.
• Experience designing for ESD protection
• Experience with PADS Logic/Layout and Altium Designer
• EMI Design and Test Experience (MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-461)
• Design for extreme environments (Vibration, Shock, Temperature, Temperature & Humidity)
• Energetic materials interfacing/testing (EFDIs, LEEFIs, Lead Charges, Boosters).
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action tools and processes

Pay

Salary range: $80,000 - $120,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week