Electrical Design Engineer — Space Ground Systems

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Engineers are sought to design and develop advanced Ground Support Equipment for space testing and simulation. You will work on electrical test systems supporting imaging payloads, spacecraft electronics, and subsystems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes design, integration, and sustainment with opportunities to innovate and optimize test architectures, while supporting environmental campaigns and documentation. Fort Wayne location.”

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 4+ years experience; or Graduate Degree with 2+ years; or 8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience designing electrical ground support equipment and automated test systems for space hardware.
• Proficiency in interpreting requirements, schematics and interface control documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical ground support equipment and automated test systems for space payloads and spacecraft electronics.
• Design and implement simulation environments for spacecraft buses and electrical subsystems.
• Integrate instrumentation, power systems, interfaces and control hardware into EGSE solutions.
• Provide hardware bring-up, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis during test campaigns.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to allocate test capabilities and meet program performance.

Skills

Electrical design

Analog/digital interfaces

Power system design

Lab instrumentation

Schematic interpretation

Troubleshooting

Space environment

Security clearance eligibility

PCB design tools

Manufacturing experience

FPGA interfaces

Embedded systems

Configuration management

Test documentation

Leadership experience

Trade studies

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

8+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Altium

Cadence Allegro

Job description

L3Harris Engineers are sought to design and develop advanced Ground Support Equipment for space testing and simulation. You will work on electrical test systems supporting imaging payloads, spacecraft electronics, and subsystems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes design, integration, and sustainment with opportunities to innovate and optimize test architectures, while supporting environmental campaigns and documentation. Fort Wayne location.”