Electrical Engineer, Specialist

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Yorba Linda (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Yorba Linda, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer, Specialist to design, test, and integrate advanced electronic systems.

The role emphasizes analog, digital, or RF engineering across complex hardware projects with manufacturing-aware design practices. With a 4/10 schedule (10-hour days, 4 days/week) and travel up to 10%, the position offers broad exposure to system-level development and hands-on lab work, including schematics capture and PCB layout guidance for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Eng with 4+ years of experience or higher; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of Analog Circuit Design experience.
• Minimum 3 years RF electronics experience.
• Minimum 2 years of Schematics capture & PCBA layout in Altium or Cadence.
• Minimum 3 years lab experience troubleshooting electronics in Analog/RF.
• Minimum 2 years with Network Analyzer, Frequency Generator, Vector Analyzer and scopes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, test, evaluate and integrate electronic equipment for high-performance hardware.
• Analyze electrical requirements to determine feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Select components based on specifications and reliability; assess operating data.
• Lead design activities for existing/new products (mid frequencies/edge rates) with design-for-manufacturing focus.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to verification, documentation and manufacturing debugging.
• Support/lead PCB layout guidance and design modifications during obsolescence.
• Provide technical solutions for difficult problems impacting project milestones.
• Develop schematics for digital and analog circuits and provide PCB guidance.
• Review vendor capabilities for analog/digital, FPGA, DSP, power and control systems.
• Develop methodologies and performance assessments for specialized algorithms (sonar, sensor processing).
• Create presentations and training materials; develop operations manuals and test procedures.

Skills

Analog circuit design

RF electronics

Lab testing

Guidance on design

Electrical engineering principles

GPS electronics

A/D and D/A design

FPGA development/simulation

Military product experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Graduate Degree (MS) in a related field

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Network Analyzer

Frequency Generator

Vector Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Electrical Engineer, Specialist

Job Number: 47113

Job Location: Yorba Linda, California, On Site

Job Schedule: 4/10 Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a Electrical Engineer with knowledge of job area in Analog, Digital, or RF engineering. Participate in complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for designing, developing, modifying, testing, evaluating and integrating electronic equipment, electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for complex, high performance hardware systems.
• Determines design approaches and parameters.
• Analyzes electrical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results.
• Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Able to identify component operational characteristics that may impact system performance and or sustainability.

• Supports and/or leads various design activities for new/existing products, predominantly involving medium frequencies/edge rates. Design for manufacturing is considered through all phases of the development process.

• Applies moderately complex electrical engineering principles and techniques to support/lead design, development, documentation, verification, and manufacturing debug activities.
• Supports and/or leads design modifications for existing products frequently driven by component obsolescence situations. The design modification is usually of moderate complexity and may require major card level redesign to absorb the necessary hardware changes.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Contributes to completion of milestones associated with specific projects that have significant effect on the success of a sub-process/small project task.
• Ability to understand and generate schematics with digital and analog electronic circuits.
• Ability to provide guidance for PCB layout.

• May also review vendor capability to support development. Includes the application of specialized skill sets including analog, digital, FPGA, DSP, CCA, power, antenna, and control systems knowledge as required.
• May develop, design, and assess the methodologies and performance of specialized algorithms for, Underwater Acoustics, sonar, communications, geophysical, and other sensor processing applications.
• Generation of Presentation materials and training
• Operation’s Manual development and release
• Test Procedure development and release

• 5 to 10% Travel required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Analog Circuit Design.
• Minimum 3 years of RF Electronics.
• Minimum 2 years of Schematics Capturing & PCBA Layout in either Altium or Cadence.
• Minimum 3 years Lab experience in trouble shooting electronics in Analog and RF domain.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Network Analyzer, Frequency Generator, Vector Analyzer, and digital/analog scope.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Familiarity with GPS Electronics / Circuit Design.
• A/D and D/A Circuit Design, Interfacing and use experience
• Familiarity with industry standard EDA tools including schematic capture, PCB layout and FPGA development/simulation.
• Experience in development of military products, a plus.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $92,500 - $171,500. 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.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

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 resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, 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.