Lead, Sr RF Hardware Electrical Engineer (Satcom and Telemetry)

Job Title : Lead, Sr RF Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Code : 12146

Job Location : San Diego, CA

Job Description :

L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking a versatile RF hardware engineer to support the design and manufacturing of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command products for airborne and space-based applications.

As a RF Product Lead, you will be responsible for developing solutions that meet customer needs based on current designs and proposed new development for advanced satellite communication links, digital telemetry, signal processing technology.

Additionally, as a hardware engineer you will be directly involved in the design, integration, and test of new assemblies for current and future programs.

Essential Functions :

• Responsible for working with Business Development, Engineering, and Management to develop systems that meet the customer’s needs based on legacy systems and new designs.
• System / module requirements development.
• Responsible for all aspects of RF / microwave product development, including system and module level design and definition, schematic capture, circuit design, derating, and Worst-Case Analysis (WCA).
• Prepare and present engineering design concepts and data results for IDR / PDR / CDR.
• Support internal peer reviews, design verification testing of engineering units, and oversight of production.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering or equivalent and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Minimum 7 years of experience supporting production of RF / Microwave hardware
• Minimum 7 years of experience designing RF / Microwave circuits at the circuit card or module level (schematic capture, BOM generation, layout or layout supervision)
• Experience contributing to proposal efforts and new product development
• Understanding of digital design fundamentals to include modem architectures, power supplies, interfacing with ADCs, FPGAs
• Experience troubleshooting RF / microwave subassemblies to the component level
• Experience independently developing test procedures and conduct design verification testing

Preferred Additional Skills :

• Experience performing RF system analysis using ADS System Vue, AWR VSS, or similar.
• Ability to perform linear and non-linear analysis of RF / microwave circuits using Keysight ADS or similar.
• Familiarity with transmitter and receiver architecture design :
• Transmitter design : gain distribution, linearity, modulation formats synthesizer architecture, and EVM performance.
• Receiver front end design : Noise figure, dynamic range, acquisition and tracking threshold, and BER performance.
• Experience with performing 3D Electromagnetic analysis using HFSS or similar.
• Familiarity with DVB-S2 waveform.
• Experience with military or space qualified hardware designs
• Design experience with K band frequencies desired but not required.
• Knowledgeable of RF transceiver architecture tradeoffs
• Working knowledge of digital modulation to include BPSK, QPSK, and related distortion metrics like EVM

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $122,500.00 - $227,500.00. 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.

L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.

The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.