L3Harris

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineering – RF Hardware Engineer

Job Code: SAS2022809-91149

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Description:

L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking a versatile RF hardware engineer to support the design and manufacturing of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command products for airborne and space-based applications. As an RF hardware engineer, you will be directly involved in the design, integration, and test of advanced satellite communication links, digital telemetry, signal processing technology.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of RF/microwave product development, including system and module level design and definition, schematic capture, circuit design, derating and Worst Case Analysis (WCA).
• Prepare and present engineering design concepts and data results for IDR/PDR/CDR.
• Support internal peer reviews, design verification testing of engineering unist and oversight of production.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required and at least 6 years of years of industry experience OR: MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 4 years of industry experience
• Minimum 4 years of experience supporting production of RF/Microwave hardware
• Minimum 3 years of experience designing RF/Microwave circuits at the circuit card or module level (schematic capture, BOM generation, layout or layout supervision)
• Ability to troubleshoot RF/microwave subassemblies to the component level
• Ability to independently develop procedures for and conduct design verification testing

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to perform linear and non-linear analysis of RF/microwave circuits using Keysight ADS or similar
• Experience with following hardware design processes and generating required documentation
• Experience with military or space qualified hardware designs
• Familiarity with RF Communications waveforms (PM, BPSK, QPSK)
• Familiarity with transmitter and receiver architecture design:
• Transmitter design: gain distribution, linearity, modulation formats synthesizer architecture, and EVM performance.
• Receiver front end design: Noise figure, dynamic range, acquisition and tracking threshold, and BER performance.
• Ability to perform 3D Electromagnetic analysis using HFSS or similar

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $100,000.00 - $186,500.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.