Senior Hardware Engineering Manager – RF/Digital (DoD)

L3Harris; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Manager for Hardware Engineering to lead RF and digital hardware teams in support of military aircraft programs. The role requires DoD experience, DoD security clearance eligibility, and strong leadership across multi-disciplinary groups including RF, FPGA, packaging, and test labs.

On-site in Greenville, TX with a 9/80 schedule and travel up to 15%. Responsibilities include budgeting, process standardization, staffing, and delivering robust hardware solutions under

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years leading RF and digital hardware design in a DoW/DoD environment.
• Graduate degree with 10+ years leading RF and digital hardware design in a DoW/DoD environment.
• In lieu of a degree, at least 16 years of RF/digital hardware leadership in a DoD setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or review hardware engineering bids.
• Forecast staff vs demand and develop hiring plans to meet business needs.
• Oversee pilot assembly activities.
• Oversee the environmental lab and testing activities.
• Champion continuous improvement and cost reduction with leadership.
• Define and endorse capital allocation to maximize test capability.
• Develop and deploy hardware engineering standards for quality, schedule and cost.
• Plan and manage department budgets.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders including leadership and other engineering disciplines.
• Draft management-level reports.
• Lead RCCA investigations using structured problem-solving methods.
• 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 hardware design

Digital hardware design

FPGA

Leadership

Budgeting

DoD experience

MIL-STD-461 knowledge

RTCA DO-160 knowledge

RF testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

16+ years DoD RF hardware leadership

Tools

SAP MRP/ERP

MS Office

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Manager for Hardware Engineering to lead RF and digital hardware teams in support of military aircraft programs. The role requires DoD experience, DoD security clearance eligibility, and strong leadership across multi-disciplinary groups including RF, FPGA, packaging, and test labs.

On-site in Greenville, TX with a 9/80 schedule and travel up to 15%. Responsibilities include budgeting, process standardization, staffing, and delivering robust hardware solutions under