Specialist, Electrical Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Londonderry (NH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions Londonderry, NH seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead the design of high-technology weapon-mounted and electro-optical systems from concept to production. You will translate requirements into electrical hardware specs and drive designs for reliability in harsh MIL-STD environments.

The role emphasizes PCB/ECAD, FPGA, EMC/EMI practices, and hands-on lab testing with oscilloscopes and analyzers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of related experience.
• Graduate degree with at least 4 years experience; or 10 years experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support electrical design teams on new products.
• Translate requirements into electrical specifications for design verification.
• Design, develop, and test electrical/electronic modules and systems.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, optical, software/firmware, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead design reviews and contribute to manufacturing and test plans.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB design

FPGA design

EMC testing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OrCAD/Allegro

PSPICE

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: Specialist, Electrical Engineer

Job Code: 43500

Job Location: Londonderry, NH

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employee works 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and has every other Friday off.

Job Description

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions Londonderry, a leading designer and manufacturer of laser, night vision, and electro-optic devices is seeking an Electrical Engineer to pursue a career in a fast-paced company where new designs become production reality. As a member of our product development staff, you will be an Electrical Engineering specialist on a cross-functional engineering team in the creation of new technology initiatives and advancements. A variety of Electrical Engineering skills, specifically in the development of high-technology weapon-mounted, helmet-mounted, and hand-held military products, will be required to bring projects from concept to production.

Essential Functions

• Lead and support electrical design teams in the development of new products.
• An experienced, proficient Electrical Engineer, with a practical knowledge of engineering leadership of projects.
• Conduct component, subsystem, and system level design trades and analyses.
• Perform rapid prototyping and assembly, in support of concept demonstration hardware.
• Translate product and system requirements into electrical requirements and specifications to be used for design, development, and design verification.
• Design electronic modules, including rigid and flexible PCBAs and related interconnects.
• Utilize ECAD/CAE software tools in the design and analysis of electrical and electronic modules.
• Design, development, integration, and test of electrical/electronic, electro-mechanical, and electro-optical components, subsystems, and systems.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, optical, software / firmware, and manufacturing engineering staff.
• Design for manufacturing, test, power, size, weight, and DTUPC project requirements.
• Design for high reliability and harsh MIL-STD environments, including shock/vibration, extreme temperatures, and immersion.
• Work with PCB designers to create low-noise, high-reliability board designs.
• Electrical/electronic module and system design and analysis; including circuit analysis, modeling, simulation, and timing analysis.
• Development of detailed design documentation.
• Lead and participate in design reviews.
• Conduct design analysis and testing to prove design meets requirements, including EMC testing.
• Post-design and troubleshooting skills with solid hands-on lab experience using oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, and other test equipment required.
• Lead and support root cause and corrective action (RCCA) teams in the resolution of technical issues.
• Transition new designs and technologies to production.
• Support sustaining electrical engineering for qualified production designs.
• Generate and/or process engineering change orders (ECOs) as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience developing electrical engineering hardware within the defense, aerospace, or medical product fields.
• Proficiency with laboratory instrumentation and data collection for performance analysis and debug/troubleshooting. Able to do data analysis, calculations, generate graphs/diagrams, and write reports.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written), collaboration, time management, organizational skills, and presentation skills.
• Expertise in electrical/electronic analog and digital circuit design, including power supply and power conversion, front-end sensor circuits, ADC and DAC, microprocessors and microcontrollers, and FPGAs.
• A demonstrable background in designing high reliability analog and digital electronics, including precision instrumentation amplifier frontends and mixed signal interfaces. Experience in designing high efficiency power conversion circuits for low power, battery operated systems.
• Experience with EMI/EMC best design practices.
• Knowledge of PCB layout requirements, packaging tradeoffs, and testing of low-noise, mixed-mode circuitry, preferably for electro/optical applications.
• An understanding of mechanical, optical, software / firmware, and digital requirements is considered valuable.
• EE-specific software experience:
• ECAD: Siemens Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS, Allegro.
• PSPICE circuit simulation.
• FPGA experience.
• Experience with RF applications and electronics.
• Experience with task scoping, prioritization, and execution to project schedules and milestones.
• Experience with SOPs, process control, and standardization of work output.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language.

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.