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Lead, Electrical Engineer - Circuit Card Design

Palm Bay, Florida

Job ID 10749
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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.

Job Code: 10749

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL - Relocation assistance is available!

Job Description:

Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, modifying, evaluating and integrating electronic equipment, electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for complex, high performance digital hardware systems. Analyzes electrical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints prior to performing the preliminary and detailed phases of the circuit card design lifecycle. Upon completion of the design, expected to support manufacturing prior to performing the testing and formal sell off. Able to support the full lifecycle of the product, including environmental testing, qualification, and production.  

Essential Functions:

  • Leads various design activities for new/existing products, predominantly involving an FPGA or Processor, and numerous high speed interfaces.
  • Applies complex electrical engineering principles and techniques to lead design, development, documentation, verification, and manufacturing debug activities.
  • Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
  • Analyzes environment/component tolerances to identify corner cases and ensure sufficient design margin for all applicable conditions.
  • Directly interfaces with members of the product development team to produce high quality/dependable products. Members impacted by electrical design include Mechanical Engineering, Test Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering, Verification Engineering, other engineering, PWB Design, and Management teams.
  • Directly interfaces with Component Engineering, Purchasing, and Program Management to formulate effective obsolescence/cost/lead time mitigation solutions.
  • Completes conceptual designs and trade studies to support marketing/bid/proposal efforts. Draws on extensive product knowledge to define design re-use in potential new products and assess the feasibility of meeting new requirements.
  • Assists in the evaluation of supplier capabilities to provide products or services. May be involved in generating the SOWs/specifications for subcontracted items and approving third party deliverables (technical input and oversight).
  • Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Performs difficult and complex research and/or development assignments. Decisions and recommendations have a moderate effect on division performance.
  • Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
  • Develop collaborative relationships with Engineering Managers and Program Leadership to support business demands

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related electrical engineering experience.
  • 6+ years experience with circuit card design processes including requirements generation, preliminary design (block diagram generation, long lead part identification), detailed design (schematic generation, simulation, place & route), test plan generation, and integration & test
  • Experience operating electronics laboratory equipment including: digital multi-meters, oscilloscopes (DSO, Mixed Signal), signal generators, DC power supplies, etc.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience leading teams to design Digital CCAs (Technical, Cost, & Schedule)
  • Experience with signal integrity analysis tools (Hyperlynx preferred)
  • Experience with Mentor Graphics Xpedition tool suite
  • Experience with high speed serial protocols
    • 10/25 Gb Ethernet, PCI Express Gen 2/3, Fibre Channel, among other high speed standards
  • Experience with high speed memory interfaces
  • Has the ability to lead teams through conflict, clarify objectives, and develop consensus/buy-in as required. 
  • Experience integrating with firmware/software and leading lab integration activities
  • Experience with testing and qualification of the deliverable system

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.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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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