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Hardware Engineer

Brisbane, Australia

Job ID 14298
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Hardware Engineer

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems Australia

Eight Mile Plains

About this opportunity and L3Harris

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow and enhance your skills as a Hardware Engineer in a dynamic industry that is constantly developing and delivering innovative, next-generation capabilities?

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

  • Develop and prototyping of new power and control circuits, including programmable logic devices, or design modification of existing products
  • Programming and simulation of logic circuitry in VHDL using Xilinx
  • Develop software for microprocessor-based circuits, including serial communications interfaces
  • Generate DC schematic diagrams and lay out DC PCBs using Altium
  • Creation of DC power budgets to track power consumption
  • Documentation of product design either directly or through supervision of contractors or drawing office staff as appropriate 
  • Perform stress analysis and reliability predictions
  • Qualification testing of new products, including EMI/EMC, etc
  • Ability to deal with customers and present design details during customer reviews
  • Review project schedules and meet financial and time constraints
  • Participate in R&D meetings to evaluate new technical opportunities and contribute to company strategic direction

What you’ll bring

The role of Hardware Engineer requires the following experience and skills:

  • Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
  • Experience as a Hardware Engineer
  • Experience in programming and simulation of logic circuitry in VHDL using Xilinx or Altera
  • Knowledge of Altium with regards to generating DC schematic diagrams
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Accuracy, thoroughness, persistence and attention to detail

About Us

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems Australia is a Brisbane based subsidiary of L3Harris and part of our ICI Division. We provide design, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced electronic warfare components and subsystems using cutting edge wideband radio frequency and photonic technology. We are a trusted, sovereign design and production partner to the Australian Department of Defence and an established exporter to global defence primes.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

A few of our employee benefits are:

  • 5weeks annual leave
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid working where possible
  • Flexible annual leave (buy & sell up to 2 weeks)
  • Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
  • Discounted private health insurance
  • Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
  • Novated Car Leasing

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility.

Eligibility and clearance process information can be found at;

https://www.defence.gov.au/security/clearances/about/overview

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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