Scientist, Electrical Engineering

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks a highly skilled FPGA design engineer to lead firmware development for electronic warfare systems. The role involves architecture, simulation, and lab verification, with potential team leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

You'll work on high-complexity FPGA designs, ensure requirements are verified, and contribute to the development lifecycle from concept to integration, while pursuing security clearance and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years of related experience or graduate degree with 10+ years of related experience.
• System level knowledge of Electronic Warfare tech with FPGA firmware architecture.
• Experience with VPX SOSA standards and high-complexity FPGA design techniques.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA firmware development for EW systems and drive a small team of engineers.
• Architect high-complexity FPGA solutions and map simulations to system requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure verified requirements prior to delivery.
• Oversee lab verification, testing, and integration on circuit card assemblies.
• Provide technical evaluation and mentoring within the department.

Skills

C

C++

Python

TCL

SystemVerilog

Signal Processing

Matlab

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MSEE or PhD, Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Mentor Graphics HDL Designer

Mentor Graphics ModelSim/Questa

Xilinx Vivado

Questa/ModelSim

Altera Quartus

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: Scientist, Electrical Engineering

Job Code: 44952

Job Location: Clifton, NJ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employee works 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

L3Harris EW in Clifton, NJ has an immediate need for highly motivated FPGA design engineer. In this role you will develop, simulate, and integrate in lab highly specialized firmware designs targeting electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include generation of firmware derived requirements, architecture of digital solutions to meet said requirements and formal test / lab verification of the functional system. The qualified candidate is able to work semi-autonomously as a lead designer, potentially driving a small team of firmware engineers through coding, simulation, code analysis, and circuit card design support.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and Subject Matter Expertise for the development of high reuse and easily extensible EW technology.
• Develop Signal Processing Architectures targeting single chip and distributed chip low latency signal classification and countermeasures.
• Work cross-functionally to adopt an efficient, common, mission specific, best practices derived, development process.
• Work with a variety of firmware, software, and systems development teams, assuring requirements are verified in a consistent fashion prior to firmware delivery to Integration.
• Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA specifications.
• Architect High Complexity solutions against requirements and implement those solutions in FPGA platforms.
• Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities
• Refine and enforce efficient, effective, and consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
• Lead team of engineers generating FPGA design solutions, assuring adherence to best practices.
• Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• System level knowledge of Electronic Warfare technology with a concentration in FPGA Firmware architecture development and support.
• Experience and understanding of RF concepts and constraints including analog/digital conversion, channel bandwidth, resolution BW, noise, gain, and power.
• Experience targeting VPX architecture and familiarity with SOSA standards.
• Experience with High Complexity FPGA Digital Design Techniques and Devices.
• Experience debugging down to the hardware level & experience using Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, Digital Oscilloscopes and Embedded FPGA Debugging tools.
• MATLAB signal processing and simulation
• FPGA: Mentor Graphics HDL Designer, Mentor Graphics ModelSim/Questa, Synopsis Synplicity, Xilinx ISE, Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus.
• FPGA: UVM, OVM, SystemVerilog, SystemC.
• FPGA: Bring-up of advanced FPGA products like SoC, MPSoC, RFSoC, ACAP, etc.
• General: Microsoft Office, DOORs (Requirement Specification and Tractability), Revision Control (GIT, etc.), JIRA, Confluence, Linux.
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodology and tools (Cameo, etc.)
• Programming in C, C++, Python, TCL.
• Working knowledge of Circuit Card design: Schematic Entry, PCB/PWB Layout/Route.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• MSEE or PhD, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Oversight of a team of senior FW Engineers. Responsibilities to include:
  • Partnering with programs to ensure they are correctly staffed, engineering processes are being followed, and proposal efforts are supported.
  • Tracking performance of a Clifton Electrical Engineering FW group including staffing, training, onboarding, employee development, engagement and proactive retention
  • Regular review of metrics to drive year-over-year performance improvement
  • Serving as FW functional representative for site specific design reviews and review/approval of proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs) as needed
  • Providing technical evaluation and oversight of program execution and leading/participating in technical issue resolution teams when required
  • Ensuring knowledge transfer and mentoring of less experienced engineers occurs within the overall department
  • Effective communicator with proven ability to deliver and sustain measurable results

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $153,000-$284,000. 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.

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.

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