Lead, Electrical Engineering - Digital Hardware

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join our team in Palm Bay, FL. This role supports the design and development of advanced space-qualified digital hardware for mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware using sound electrical engineering principles and best practices.
• Support all phases of hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, detailed design, schematic capture, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, and verification.
• Translate customer and system-level requirements into detailed electrical specifications and power architectures while balancing technical, cost, and schedule considerations.
• Design and analyze digital and mixed-signal circuit topologies, including: Processor and microcontroller-based circuits, FPGA, CPLD, and digital array designs, Memory and storage interfaces, ADC and DAC interface circuits, High-speed digital communication interfaces, Clock generation and distribution circuits, Data acquisition and control circuits, Mixed-signal interface circuits, Reset, monitoring, and supervisory circuits.
• Perform detailed analysis of digital circuits for: Timing and margin, Thermal performance, Signal integrity, Power integrity, Radiation effects, EMI/EMC, Component derating, Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues at the component, board, module, payload, and system levels.
• Use laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, source meters, electronic loads, signal generators, multimeters, and DC power supplies to validate designs and investigate issues.
• Conduct trade studies and develop conceptual digital solutions in support of proposals, IRAD, and new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program leadership.
• Evaluate component tolerances and environmental impacts to ensure robust design margins for high-reliability applications in harsh operating environments.
• Support risk reduction and mitigation activities related to obsolescence, cost, producibility, and long-lead materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM field.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience designing and developing digital hardware systems.
• Experience with high-speed or dense processing hardware architectures.
• Experience with hardware integration, verification, and debug.
• Experience working in a collaborative engineering development environment.