Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer

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. We provide 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.

About the role

L3Harris has an immediate need for an Electrical Engineer to join our talented team and support our customers in precision electro-optics at our Carlsbad, CA location. This on-site position involves electronics design using electrical design and analysis tools, collaboration with Optical, Mechanical, Software, Firmware, and Electrical Engineers and Technicians as part of an integrated product team (IPT), and meeting project cost and schedule milestones. The candidate will play a key role in customer reviews.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of electronic design and simulation tools such as Altium, Xpedition, Cadence ConceptHDL, OrCAD, PADS Layout, Spice, and Mentor Graphics tools
• Create design review packages and present circuit designs at peer reviews, including analysis, performance budgets, and test data that demonstrate how the design will meet functional requirements
• Create test plans and test procedures to validate that circuit implementation meets functional requirements
• Translate system-level requirements into detailed implementation-level block diagrams
• Lead bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs
• Support in the planning and execution of project plans and design reviews; involvement in production release of modified or new product documentation
• Review product specifications and generate system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts
• Generate trade studies with analysis of cost and schedule impacts on short turnaround efforts
• Support proposal efforts and early stages of the program to define detailed system requirements
• Design, build, and test mixed signal low voltage current driver boards
• Board design using microcontrollers
• Microcontroller programming and debugging in embedded C
• Stepper motor control circuit design
• Own development cradle to grave

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, or a Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Preferred Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• Unique ability to combine communications system knowledge with analog, digital, and FPGA design
• Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (e.g., Subversion)
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work and communicate effectively within a development group
• Experience with preparing presentation materials
• 4+ years of experience in digital electronics technology, parts availability, and design architecture
• 4+ years of design experience through the development cycle, completing with integration and test of circuit designs

Pay

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $106,500 - $197,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.