Lead, RF/Wireless Antenna Engineer
Salt Lake City, Utah
Job ID 1333L3Harris 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 Title: RF Antenna Engineer
Job Location: USA-UT-Salt Lake City
Job Code: 1333
Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris is currently seeking an RF antenna engineer with technical expertise in the design and analysis of innovative antennas. The qualified candidate will have exciting, challenging, and rewarding opportunities to support existing and develop next generation military communications applications. This important work contributes to the safety and effectiveness of US and allied nations’ war fighters. An engineer in this position is responsible for leading projects, developing and managing schedules, generating bids/proposals, and participating in the entire antenna development life cycle. The antenna engineers working in this field often work on a variety of cutting edge projects over their careers, as we design systems for the ground, air, shipboard, and space-based communication systems.
The Antenna Engineer is expected to:
- Proficient with 3-D full-wave electromagnetic modeling tools such as CST, HFSS or Grasp
- Conduct antenna testing in near field and/or far field chambers, collect results, analyze and present to internal teams and customers
- Support integration/validation of new product designs
- Provide production support
- Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team
- Generate software bids/proposals in response to government RFPs
- Conformal and/or low-profile antenna and array experience
- Absorber design and modeling experience
- Knowledgeable about electronic beam forming, beam steering and array synthesis
- An understanding of Common Datalink Waveforms
- Develop, analyze, prototype and implement antenna/array systems for military EW, ISR and communications systems
- Experience in antenna development for military applications including 1GHz and higher frequencies
- experience designing antennas at the frequencies of 14 GHZ or higher
Basic 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 RF/Antenna engineering experience.
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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