Senior RF Design Engineer for Radar & Microwave Systems

L3Harris; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris in Plano, Texas seeks an experienced Senior Specialist, RF Design Engineer to design, simulate, develop and test RF circuits and antenna systems for radar and other tactical military applications.

You will lead circuit synthesis, layout and validation across board/subsystem levels, perform RF testing, and contribute to design reviews while adhering to program schedules and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Active US secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 4+ years of experience with RF and 3D EM Simulation and Modeling, Schematic Capture, Board Layout CAD tools.
• 4 years of experience with practical RF system considerations such as path loss calculation, cascade noise figure, intercept point and power and corresponding tests for each.
• 4 years of experience with basic RF test equipment including Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and Signal Generators.
• 4 years of experience in printed circuit board (PCB) layout with direct board level design experience in RF or Microwave bands.
• 4 years of experience with basic Radar performance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for electrical design tasks including requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout.
• Provide technical responsibility for schedule, cost, and performance at the board or subsystem level.
• Perform RF & Microwave (VHF through Ka-Band) design synthesis at the board or subsystem level.
• Perform simulation, breadboarding, testing & troubleshooting of RF circuits, functions and subsystems.
• Develop test plans and procedures for RF subsystems.
• Participate in peer reviews, preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews and other required design reviews.
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
• Learn and follow company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.

Skills

RF design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

RF testing

3D EM simulation

Python scripting

Radar systems knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MatLab

AWR

HFSS

CST

Network Analyzers

Spectrum Analyzers

Signal Generators

Job description

L3Harris in Plano, Texas seeks an experienced Senior Specialist, RF Design Engineer to design, simulate, develop and test RF circuits and antenna systems for radar and other tactical military applications.

You will lead circuit synthesis, layout and validation across board/subsystem levels, perform RF testing, and contribute to design reviews while adhering to program schedules and security requirements.