Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer - Power Hardware - Ts/Sci

Jobtome; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida is seeking a Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering - Power Electronics to architect, design, test, and deliver advanced power hardware for Intelligence & Cyber missions. You will own the full power hardware lifecycle from requirements to production, mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role demands hands-on experience with AC/DC and DC/DC converters, battery charging, power distribution, and high-reliability design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related electrical engineering experience, or graduate degree with 4+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required (or ability to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into robust power architectures and electrical specs.
• Design, simulate, analyze, and verify AC/DC and DC/DC converters.
• Perform detailed power analysis, including regulation, ripple, thermal performance, EMI/EMC.
• Lead hardware integration, debugging, and verification with lab tools.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to improve producibility and manage obsolescence.
• Support proposals, trade studies, and new business concepts.
• Coach junior engineers and present to leadership and customers.

Skills

Power electronics

Schematic design

Thermal management

EMI/EMC

Control theory

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM

Graduate Degree in a relevant field

Tools

LTSpice

PSpice

Cadence

Siemens Xpedition

Mathcad

MATLAB

Python

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: Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer - Power HardwareJob Code: 44364Job Location: Palm Bay, FLJob Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off.

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering - Power Electronics to architect, design, test, and deliver advanced power electronics and systems for Intelligence & Cyber mission applications in Palm Bay, Florida. You will own meaningful technical work from requirements and power architecture through qualification and production, building solutions that perform reliably in demanding environments.

This is a hands-on engineering role for a power-electronics professional who enjoys solving complex problems at the schematic, board, module, and system levels. You will develop AC/DC and DC/DC converters, battery charging, power management, and distribution solutions while partnering with systems, manufacturing, program leadership, and fellow engineers to move concepts into mission-ready hardware.

Why this role stands out*

• Own the full power-hardware lifecycle: architecture, design, analysis, test, qualification, and production support.
• Solve challenging high-reliability problems involving thermal performance, EMI/EMC, transient response, control-loop stability, and custom magnetics.
• Influence current programs, IRAD, proposal efforts, and future growth opportunities.
• Mentor developing engineers and serve as a technical leader across cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do*

• Translate system and customer requirements into robust power architectures, electrical specifications, and actionable design plans.
• Design, simulate, analyze, and verify isolated and non-isolated AC/DC and DC/DC converters, battery chargers, and power-management/distribution circuits.
• Perform detailed power analysis, including regulation and ripple, efficiency, thermal performance, magnetics, control-loop stability, EMI/EMC, transient response, and environmental design margins.
• Lead hands-on hardware integration, debugging, and verification using oscilloscopes, phase/gain analyzers, electronic loads, signal generators, DMMs, and AC and DC power supplies.
• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to improve producibility, manage component obsolescence and long-lead risks, and resolve issues through RCCA and Failure Review Boards.
• Support technical proposals, trade studies, cost/schedule assessments, and new-business concepts.
• Coach junior engineers and communicate technical recommendations to program leadership, customers, and review boards.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM field or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Qualifications*

• Ability to obtain a CI Poly with existing TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience with proposal generation, including technical architecture, cost, and schedule
• Experience performing detailed analysis of power circuits and custom magnetics
• Experience with mission definition, concept generation, trade studies, preliminary/final design, component selection, integration, testing, materials selection, and design documentation
• Experience developing qualified power hardware for defense, cyber, and other mission-critical applications
• Experience working with manufacturing and production teams in a program environment
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Review Boards (FRB)
• Experience generating and presenting technical material to program leadership, customers, and review boards
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience serving as a subcontract technical representative, including supplier evaluation, SOW development, and technical oversight
• Experience with ECAD and analysis tools, including LTSpice, PSpice, Cadence, Siemens Xpedition, Mathcad, MATLAB, and Python
• Experience integrating firmware/software with hardware in lab and system environments
• Experience interpreting high-level requirements and developing power architectures
• Strong experience in power electronics design, including power devices, control loop theory, thermal management, custom magnetics, PWB layout, and EMI filtering
• Technical knowledge of power subsystems, including batteries, power topologies, charging systems, power control/switching, regulation, distribution, and power quality

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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