Lead Electrical Engineer

Socket.dev; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking an Electrical Engineering Lead to drive development of complex seabed hydrophone electronics. You will lead design teams, guide analog, power and FPGA circuits, and ensure system qualification. Expect close collaboration with customers and stakeholders to refine practices and architectures.

The role requires EVMS management, travel to installation sites, and strong documentation and technical writing capabilities. Security clearance and senior design experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.
• Advanced knowledge in analog, power and FPGA design.
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 9+ years of experience; or Graduate Degree with 7+ years; or 13 years of experience without degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead EE development using EVMS as a Control Account Manager to meet cost and schedule.
• Architect, design, develop, modify, evaluate and integrate electronic circuitry for seabed hydrophone systems.
• Create analog and digital circuit card designs and layouts using LTSpice, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Vivado.
• Analyze electrical requirements to assess feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Provide input to bids and bases of estimate; perform qualification and testing; travel to customer sites as needed.

Skills

Analog design

Power design

FPGA design

Security clearance

EVMS

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Graduate degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Tools

LTSpice

Cadence/Allegro

Mentor Graphics

VHDL

Verilog

Xilinx Vivado

Job description

Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineering

Job Code: 44783

Job Location: Millersville, MD; Herdon VA

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

Job Description:

This Electrical Engineering Lead will be responsible for leading and guiding the development of complex electronics hardware and subassemblies for a variety of seabed applications. The position requires prior experience in digital and analog circuit design, CCA and subsystem integration, and system qualification and test. The position presents a tremendous opportunity for exposure and growth, involving communication with internal and external customers and stakeholders to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Prior experience with EVMS and project management required

Essential Functions:

• Leads Electrical Engineering development efforts employing EVMS as a Control Account Manager to deliver complex electrical designs while meeting or exceeding program cost and schedule requirements, required for Level 5; preferred for Level 4 and for Level 3.
• Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, modifying, evaluating and integrating electronic circuit cards, electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for complex, high performance seabed hydrophone systems.
• Creates Analog and Digital designs of circuit cards including layout using industry standard tools such as LTSpice, Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Vivado.
• Analyzes electrical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints and.
• Responsible for providing input to program bids and generating bases of estimate.
• Performs qualification and test of electrical hardware and systems including the support of customer site installations and troubleshooting. Travel to customer installation sites required.
• Able to identify component operational characteristics that may impact system performance and or sustainability.
• Other duties as described.
• Up to 30% field support (travel).

Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance at the DOD Secret level which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in analog, power and FPGA design required.
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or comparable discipline with a minimum 9 years of prior relevant technical experience; or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficient in LTSpice, Cadence/Allegro PCB Designer, Mentor Graphics, VHDL and Verilog using Xilinx Vivado.
• Proficient in technical writing to include Electrical test procedures, specifications, white papers, design reviews and technical presentations.
• Proficiency in EVMS, Control Account Management and design team leadership required for Level 5; preferred for Level 4 and for Level 3.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Maryland is $127,500- $236,500. 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

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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