Associate Manager, Electrical Engineering

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, delivering end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role

As an Electrical Engineering Associate Manager, you will be in a dual-role manager position, involving both front-line management of a team of engineers and performance of individual productive work on a program. L3Harris Engineering Managers possess the skills of a top-notch influencer, motivator, and leader who can grow a team of engineers while advancing their own career in a management role and in engineering leadership.

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

• Assist 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).

Requirements

• 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.
• History of setting high goals and standards for self, others, and the organization, being dissatisfied with average performance, and assuming full responsibility for results.
• Self-starter, able to 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.
• Professional and ethical behavior in all business dealings.
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written), collaboration, time management, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience conducting reviews of electrical designs, circuit analysis, and engineering change notices.
• Experience with creating engineering estimates, plans, and BoE’s.
• Ability to obtain security clearance if required.
• Must be a U.S. Person.

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.

Schedule

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