About The Opportunity

As part of the RF team, you will be working with a team of highly skilled RF electronics engineers to solve complex design challenges by utilising modern tools and software. The opportunity will challenge you to think out of the box and deliver innovative and cutting-edge solutions.

What The Role Will Involve:

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Design, development and prototyping of new RF & microwave components and electronic subsystems, or the modification of existing products.
• RF line-up design, modelling and simulations of RF & microwave circuits using software packages
• Perform part stress analysis and reliability predictions
• Provide supervision, guidance and mentoring to a small team of RF engineers directly reporting into the role.
• Provide specialist technical and supervisory support to the Hardware Engineering Lead in the area of RF design and development. Qualification testing and documentation of new products, including Antenna testing and EMI/EMC testing
• Documentation of product design either directly or through supervision of contractors or drawing office staff as appropriate
• Management of part numbers in the ERP system including procurement information
• Work with Procurement to source and procure parts required for prototypes/production
• Ability to participate in generation of formal quotations and bids
• Ability to deal with customers and present design details during review e.g. customer design reviews
• Provide Engineering leadership to small multi-disciplinary teams to meet financial and time constraints in the delivery of projects in the RF area of practice.
• Participate in internal company process e.g. non-conformance reports, failure reports, etc.
• Provide Engineering support to manufacturing and testing
• Participate in R&D meetings to evaluate new technical opportunities and contribute to company strategic direction
• Maintain a focus on producing quality products and recommend enhancements which will promote either customer satisfaction or cost reductions
• Recommend enhancements from time to time to the company’s actions in achieving outstanding customer satisfaction

What You’ll Bring

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Electronics/Electrical Engineering with a strong RF/microwave/photonics background
• 6+ years’ experience in similar role
• Extensive experience with RF modelling and simulation software packages such as CST Microwave Studio,Microwave Office and Matlab for RF line-up budget calculations, modelling and simulation of RF & microwave circuits
• Experience with software for modelling 3D electromagnetic structures
• Experience with a drawing software package, such as Altium or equivalent, for schematics and PCB design.
• Ability to lead a small design team and provide leadership in the RF engineering discipline area
• Experience in leading the RF delivery in a multi-disciplinary engineering team environment
• Experience with a production environment and product development
• Experience in generating engineering plans, design documentation and work-breakdown-structures
• Experience in working with customers to understand project requirements and generating specifications

About Us

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems 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 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:

• 12:30pm finish every Friday
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Flexible annual leave (buy & sell up to 2 weeks)
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your 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.