RF Systems Scientist - Electrical Engineering

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 153,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks a Scientist, Electrical Engineering to architect, design and integrate RF subsystems for EW applications. You will collaborate across analog, digital, FPGA and software teams to translate top‑level requirements into robust, manufacturable hardware.

The role emphasizes RF performance, ADC/DAC, RFSoC and high‑speed interfaces, with mentoring of junior engineers and oversight of cost, schedule and technical progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of RF/EW experience or a graduate degree with 10+ years.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of related experience is required.
• Experience with subassembly RF design (card/module level) and RF front-end concepts.
• Strong background in PLL/DDS, frequency planning and mixed-signal RF implementations.
• Experience leading root cause analyses and integrated product team leadership.
• Experience with ADCs/DACs, RFSoC platforms, and high-speed interfaces (JESD).
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC, environmental qualification, and defense standards.
• Familiarity with system-level spur budgets, calibration and nonlinearity effects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze top level RF specifications and develop architecture and partitioning.
• Decompose specs into detailed card/module level requirements.
• Perform electromechanical detailed design with other design teams.
• Design, analyze and integrate RF subsystems using direct RF sampling.
• Conduct trade studies on ADC/DAC selection, SFDR, SNR, ENOB and dynamic range.
• Collaborate with FPGA, DSP, software and hardware teams on function partitioning.
• Lead design reviews and provide technical leadership on architecture.
• Work with manufacturing, QA and suppliers to transition designs to production.
• Oversee cost, schedule and technical progress of RF subsystems.
• Develop test specs and execute verification tests for RF subsystems.

Skills

RF design

Electronic warfare

FPGA/DSP integration

ADC/DAC design

System-level analysis

Spectral analysis

EMI/EMC knowledge

Security clearance

RF lab equipment

Beaming/beamforming

DOORS requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of relevant RF/EW experience

Graduate Degree with 10+ years of related experience

In lieu of a degree, 16+ years of related experience

Tools

Genesys

SystemVue

DOORS

RFSoC

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks a Scientist, Electrical Engineering to architect, design and integrate RF subsystems for EW applications. You will collaborate across analog, digital, FPGA and software teams to translate top‑level requirements into robust, manufacturable hardware.

The role emphasizes RF performance, ADC/DAC, RFSoC and high‑speed interfaces, with mentoring of junior engineers and oversight of cost, schedule and technical progress.