Electronic Warfare, Senior Associate, Integration and Test Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Clifton, NJ is seeking an Electronic Warfare, Senior Associate, Systems Engineering to design, analyze, and integrate RF-based EW/ESM/ELINT solutions for national security programs.

The role emphasizes independent work, cross-functional collaboration, and ongoing professional growth in a high-stakes defense environment. The ideal candidate will have RF expertise, experience with requirements management tools, and strong modeling/simulation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with relevant experience; Secret security clearance preferred.
• Experience with RF systems and EW/ELINT environments is expected.
• Knowledge of requirements management tools and system-level design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test electronic warfare systems for government customers.
• Lead/perform RF system analysis, modeling, and simulation to guide design decisions.
• Support/lead verification and validation across subsystems and programs.
• Present results to internal teams and customers, travel as needed (≈10%).
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure system coherence.

Skills

RF systems

RF technology

Algorithms

Signal processing

System engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Graduate Degree (optional)

Tools

IBM DOORS

JAMA

MATLAB

Python

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

Electronic Warfare, Senior Associate, Systems Engineering

Job Code

44753

Job Location

Clifton, NJ

Job Schedule

9/80- employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description

For 60 years, customers have turned to L3Harris capabilities in Electronic Warfare (EW), Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Intelligents (ELINT) to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum. We provide the knowledge, technology, and techniques needed for mission success against threats across air, land and sea domains. We have and continue to deliver high-performing EW, ESM and ELINT systems that meet/exceed the performance, cost, schedule needs of our military customers. And, best of all, we’re looking to grow our team! We’re looking for Systems Engineers to help us design, develop, integrate, test innovative electronic system solutions to our customers and support their on-going operations.

The ideal candidate would demonstrate expertise in RF systems, RF technology, and algorithms (linear and non-linear) to enable new RF products, services, and RF business development for government customers and programs. If you believe you fit the bill, we’d love to meet you and talk about your future at L3Harris!

Essential Functions

• Ability to work independently or with general supervision
• Strives for improvement and continuous development, candidates should want to increase their knowledge base and look for growth opportunities
• Recommendations for process or practice improvement within the Systems Engineering Organization
• Communication within Systems Engineering and across other engineering disciplines
• Experience with requirements management and requirements management tools. (IBM Rational DOORS and/or JAMA)
• Support/lead integration and test of electronic systems and related hardware/software/firmware subsystems/sub-components/products
• Support/lead data analysis and modeling and simulation to find underlying root cause of issue and/or to guide design
• Present work to multi-disciplinary team and internal/external customers
• Ability to obtain higher levels as necessary
• Potential travel required depending on program assignments - 10%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
• Active security clearance, minimum Secret Level

Preferred Additional Skills

• Hands-on experience with commercial RF/EE test equipment/devices (e.g. signal generator, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, network analyzer, attenuators, amplifiers, etc.)
• Experience generating requirements at various levels of the system and flowing down requirements to sub-systems/sub-components.
• Experience with requirements generation and ability to interpret and evaluate requirements from the customer and breakdown for lower-level assemblies
• Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation (e.g. with MATLAB/python)
• Experience on Hardware Environmental and EMI Qualification testing efforts
• Experience with concepts in signal processing, logic design, computer architecture.
• Experience working on aerospace/defense electronic systems (e.g. electronic warfare systems, radar, missile guidance, missile defense)
• Experience in the System Design of Embedded System Architectures
• Familiarity with Digital Engineering, sysML/Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), and System Simulation
• Understanding of Cyber Security best practices
• Organized and detail-oriented

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State, New Jersey and New York City, the salary range for this role 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
• company-paid holidays

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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.

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