Overview

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working in Software with L3Harris you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

Full Time
Level: Experienced
Location: On Site

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I love my job because every day there’s a new problem to tackle, a new skill to learn and an awesome team that has my back.
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L3Harris Work Perks

Health
- Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility treatment
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Pet insurance
Well-Being
- No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
- Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
- Discount platform
- 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees, effective October 24, 2022.

Job Description

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 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Description:

Job Title: Principal RF Engineer - Solid State Power Amplifier
Job Code: SAS20222211-93763
Job Location: Clifton, NJ

Job Description:

L3Harris in Clifton, NJ is seeking an accomplished solid state power amplifier (SSPA) engineer to support the architecture, design and manufacturing of space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing products. This is a leadership level role with the ability to influence strategic direction of SSPA technology, develop roadmaps, and have a strong impact on day-to-day execution. Additionally, the successful candidate will have opportunities to engage broadly with the SSPA design community within L3Harris and be able to influence additional areas of business including radar, electronic warfare, and airborne telemetry

Essential Functions:

Work closely with system engineering to understand customer requirements
Develop architectures for next generation space based transmitter subsystems
Decompose transmitter requirements into subassembly level functional and performance specifications
Oversee detailed design of power amplifier circuitry
Develop and execute plans to evaluate and down select components
Lead investigations into performance anomalies and other non-conformances
Provide oversight of subcontracted components essential to the operation of transmitter subsystem
Prepare and present engineering design concepts and data results at internal and customer facing reviews

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required and at least 12 years of years of industry experience OR: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 10 years of industry experience
Minimum 5 years of experience with GaN SSPA Development including transmitter design using unmatched transistors
Minimum 10 years of experience designing RF/Microwave circuits at the circuit card or module level (schematic capture, BOM generation, layout or layout supervision)
Minimum 10 years of experience with linear and non-linear analysis of RF/microwave circuits using Keysight ADS or similar
Experience investigating complex technical issues, determining true root cause and implementing corrective actions
Experience with design verification and demonstration of compliance to performance specifications
Experience with high power (>100W) RF measurements

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with following hardware design processes and generating required documentation
Ability to generate cost/schedule estimates and technical whitepapers in support of business acquisition
Experience with military or space qualified hardware designs
Ability to perform 3D Electromagnetic analysis using HFSS or similar
Experience characterizing SSPA devices or assemblies using load pull equipment
Experience characterizing SSPA devices or assemblies nonlinear vector network analyzers

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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