Senior Specialist, RF and Power Supply Electrical Engineering

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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineering, RF Design Engineer

Job Code: 40642

Job Location: San Diego, CA

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

L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking a senior professional with strong knowledge of RF/microwave engineering and communication theory to support the design and manufacture of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command products for airborne and space-based applications. This role involves circuit card and subsystem design, integration, and testing of RF hardware. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in RF/microwave engineering, digital modulation techniques, and communications theory.

• Responsible for RF/microwave product development, including circuit card and subsystem design, schematic capture, circuit design, derating, and Worst-Case Analysis (WCA).

• Manage complex projects or processes with general oversight.

• Determine design approaches and parameters.

• Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.

• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.

• Perform simulations and present design reviews.

• Lead and perform trade studies for technical decisions.

• Conduct design verification testing to validate performance.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to RF hardware and digital communication systems.

• Provide mentoring and leadership to early career engineers.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a secret level DoD security clearance.

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 6 years of prior relevant experience, or MS degree with at least 4 years of prior related experience.

• Experience designing X-Band or higher RF/microwave transmitter, receiver, and/or converter circuits at the circuit card or module level.

• Knowledge of RF/microwave engineering principles and hands-on experience with RF/microwave and communications test equipment.

• Working knowledge of digital modulation techniques including BPSK, QPSK, and related distortion metrics like EVM.

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