Senior Hardware Engineering Manager, RF & Digital

Jobtome; Farmersville (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Manager of Hardware Engineering to lead RF and digital hardware design teams for airborne programs. You will manage budgets, staffing, and testing, ensuring DoD compliance and robust product delivery.

The role requires DoD experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to acquire a DoD secret clearance. You will drive process standards and capital allocation to improve cost and schedule performance.

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. (5 Whys, fishbone, etc.)
• Ability to travel 10-15%.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain a DoD secret security clearance.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Skills

RF design leadership

Digital hardware leadership

DoD environment leadership

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (DoD)

Graduate Degree (DoD)

16 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SAP MRP/ERP

MS Office (Project, Excel, Word)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Manager of Hardware Engineering to lead RF and digital hardware design teams for airborne programs. You will manage budgets, staffing, and testing, ensuring DoD compliance and robust product delivery.

The role requires DoD experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to acquire a DoD secret clearance. You will drive process standards and capital allocation to improve cost and schedule performance.