Specialist, Electrical Engineering

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist Electrical Engineer in Waco, TX to join the Intercommunication Systems development team. You will design, analyze, and deliver hardware components across the full lifecycle, collaborating across project, software, and systems engineering.

You will work with lab instruments to validate designs, support obsolescence and producibility considerations, and travel occasionally to support programs. A TS/SCI clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 4+ years of experience, or a graduate degree with 2+ years of experience.
• Alternative: 8+ years of related engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience designing and developing advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware.
• Experience with all hardware development phases: analysis, architecture, design, schematic, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware using engineering principles.
• Support all hardware development phases from requirements to verification and manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues at component, board, module, payload, and system levels.
• Use test equipment (oscilloscopes, meters, power supplies) to validate designs and investigate issues.
• Support risk reduction related to obsolescence, cost and producibility.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance and travel up to 10%.

Skills

Digital hardware design

Mixed-signal hardware

Verilog

ECAD tools

GIT

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM degree

Tools

LTSpice

Siemens Xpedition

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 Engineering

Job Code: 43567

Job Location: Waco, Texas

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

L3Harris is actively seeking a Specialist Electrical Engineer that will function as a hardware engineer on the Intercommunication Systems (ICS) development and support team in Waco, TX, helping design system components, and supporting active customer programs.

In this role, the candidate will provide technical expertise in the design-phase (parts selection, schematic, layout, firmware), execution-phase (build, test, integration), and support-phase (troubleshoot, repair, checkout). In addition, the candidate will work cross-functionally with project, software, and systems engineers to create, maintain, and deliverICS products.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware using sound electrical engineering principles and best practices.
• Support all phases of hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, detailed design, schematic capture, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, and verification.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues at the component, board, module, payload, and system levels.
• Use laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, source meters, electronic loads, signal generators, multimeters, and DC power supplies to validate designs and investigate issues.
• Support risk reduction and mitigation activities related to obsolescence, cost, producibility, and long-lead materials.
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Some travel required (<10%).

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM 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, a minimum of 8 years of prior related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware.
• Demonstrated experience in all phases of hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, detailed design, schematic capture, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, and verification.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience designing and developing digital hardware systems.
• Experience with hardware integration, verification, and debug.
• Experience with ECAD and analysis tools including (LTSpice, Siemens Xpedition, etc).
• Knowledge using Verilog for Logic Design.
• Familiar working with code version control repository tools (GIT).
• Experience working in a collaborative engineering development environment.
• Experience with mission definition, concept generation, trade studies, preliminary and final design, component selection, integration, test support, materials selection, and design documentation.
• Experience working with manufacturing and production teams in a program environment.
• Experience presenting technical material to program leadership, customers, and review boards.

#LI-AM2

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.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish.