Senior Hardware Engineering Lead – RF & Digital (DoD, On-Site)

Jobtome; Wolfe City (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Sr. Manager of Hardware Engineering to lead RF/digital hardware teams working on airborne military platforms. You will oversee RF design, EMI/EME, FPGA, packaging, and testing, manage budgets, staffing, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining DoD security clearances.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with MIL-STD-461/RTCA DO-160 and DoD programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.
• Graduate Degree with 10 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.
• In Lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or review and approve Hardware engineering bids.
• Forecast staff vs demand and develop hiring plans to maintain staffing levels to meet current and future business needs, inclusive of quantity / skills / experience.
• Oversee pilot assembly activities.
• Oversee the environmental lab and testing activities.
• Champion continuous improvement and cost reduction with sector / segment leadership.
• Define and endorse allocation of capital to maximize test capability and productivity.
• Develop and deploy Hardware Engineering process standards, enabling best in class execution, inclusive of quality, schedule and cost performance.
• Plan and manage department level budgets.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders to include leadership, program management, and other engineering disciplines.
• Drafting and submittal of management-level reports.
• Lead root cause / corrective action (RCCA) investigations using disciplined problem‑solving methods and statistical analysis.

Skills

RF hardware leadership

Digital hardware design

DoD program experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 12 years leading RF/digital hardware (DoD)

Graduate Degree + 10 years leading RF/digital hardware (DoD)

16+ years experience in lieu of degree (RF/digital DoD)

Tools

SAP MRP/ERP

MS Office (Project, Excel, Word)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Greenville, TX is seeking a Sr. Manager of Hardware Engineering to lead RF/digital hardware teams working on airborne military platforms. You will oversee RF design, EMI/EME, FPGA, packaging, and testing, manage budgets, staffing, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining DoD security clearances.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with MIL-STD-461/RTCA DO-160 and DoD programs.