Specialist, Electrical Engineer (Design & Development)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Riverton (NJ); On-site; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company‑paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Power Systems division, Camden, NJ, is seeking a Specialist, Electrical Engineering (Design & Development) to drive next‑generation subsystems for Navy ship programs. The role blends hands‑on design with cross‑functional collaboration to improve reliability and mission readiness across lifecycles.

The candidate will lead design, testing, and integration activities, and produce clear technical documentation for reviewers and customers while supporting production and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years in electrical hardware design and development.
• Experience with power electronics, control systems, and testing.
• Proficient in schematic capture, PCB design support, and verification.
• Familiarity with military specs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical/hardware subsystems for defense products.
• Lead integration, testing, packaging, and configuration of sub-systems.
• Analyze test data and drive design improvements for reliability.
• Provide hardware design across full product lifecycle from concept to production.
• Develop and present design documentation and test plans.
• Collaborate with PCB designers for layout and manufacturing support.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Power electronics

Circuit analysis

Schematic capture

Test/debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PSpice

Mentor Graphics PADS / Xpedition

Laboratory test instruments

Job description

Specialist, Electrical Engineer (Design & Development)

Posted 7 days ago

Job Location: Camden, NJ (On-Site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

Job Title: Specialist, Electrical Engineering (Design & Development)

Job Code: 44646

L3Harris Technologies Power Systems is an agile defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions for the US Navy Shipbuilding programs. With capabilities in ship control systems, manufacturing and turn‑key ship overhauls that meet customers' mission‑critical needs.

Job Description

This role is a key contributor to L3Harris' Power Systems team, focused on developing advanced electrical sub‑systems that support next‑generation U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs. The Specialist, Electrical Engineering leads and supports design efforts across the entire product lifecycle, from early concept development through testing, integration, and production. The position combines hands‑on innovation with cross‑functional collaboration to enhance reliability, performance, and mission readiness of critical power and control technologies. It also serves as a technical partner to internal teams and external customers, ensuring smooth execution of circuit operations and test activities.

Essential Functions

• Support the design of electrical and electronic sub‑system circuits for next‑generation military circuit breaker and power conversion equipment, including design evaluations and qualification testing of end products for a premier defense supplier.
• Assist with, and in some cases lead, the integration, testing, packaging, and configuration of newly developed sub‑system circuits into final products.
• Troubleshoot existing designs and drive innovative improvements in reliability and performance, including analyzing test data and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform hardware design and development activities throughout the full product lifecycle, from initial concept through production, including architecture, schematic design, supporting PCB development, prototyping, integration and testing, and manufacturing support.
• Design analog, digital, and power electronics circuitry in accordance with system and product requirements.
• Contribute to the electrical engineering team's hardware development efforts, including circuit designs involving drivers, sensors, power supplies, controllers, signal processing, and monitoring and control functions.
• Develop clear and comprehensive technical documentation, and present design approaches, test plans, results, and analyses to reviewers, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with PCB designers to support circuit board layout activities for both prototype and production hardware.
• Participate in test‑to‑specification activities, design verification, and reliability qualification testing.
• Interface with internal and external customers to support circuit operation, troubleshooting, and test‑related activities.
• Support manufacturing and production efforts by providing technical guidance and resolving hardware‑related issues as needed.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• 4+ years of experience in electrical hardware design and development, including at least one of the following areas: electronics analysis, analog and digital circuit design and simulation, parts selection and Bill of Material (BOM) development, schematic capture, support of PCB design and layout activities, circuit card assembly (CCA) bring‑up and test, hardware and system integration and testing.
• At least 1 year of experience working with power electronics, power switching devices, and control systems.
• At least 1 year of experience assembling and testing engineering designs and prototypes using modern lab tools and test instrumentation, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting full life‑cycle engineering design and development activities, from concept through production.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, with an understanding of production support and design‑for‑manufacturability considerations.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink for modeling, analysis, and development activities.
• Experience using PSpice or equivalent circuit simulation tools.
• Circuit design and schematic capture experience using tools such as Mentor Graphics PADS, Siemens Xpedition, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with applicable military specifications and standards.

Salary

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $92,500 - $171,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company‑paid holidays

Equal Opportunity

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.

Security Clearance

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.