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The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue, 48,000 employees and customers in more than 100 countries. L3Harris.com\nJob Tile: Lead, Electrical Engineering - Digital Hardware\nJob Code: 41862\nJob Location: Palm Bay, FL\nSchedule: 9/80 (Employees work 80 hours over 9 days and have every other Friday off)\nWork Arrangement: On-Site\nJob Description\nL3Harris is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware to join our team in Palm Bay, FL. In this role, you will support the design and development of advanced space-qualified digital hardware for mission-critical applications. 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This position will play a key role in supporting current and future programs, internal research and development efforts, and strategic growth initiatives.\nEssential Functions:\nLead the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware using sound electrical engineering principles and best practices.\nSupport all phases of hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, detailed design, schematic capture, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, and verification.\nTranslate customer and system-level requirements into detailed electrical specifications and power architectures while balancing technical, cost, and \nDesign and analyze digital and mixed-signal circuit topologies, including:\nProcessor and microcontroller-based circuits\nFPGA, CPLD, and digital array designs\nMemory and storage interfaces\nADC and DAC interface circuits\nHigh-speed digital communication interfaces\nClock generation and distribution circuits\nData acquisition and control circuits\nMixed-signal interface circuits\nReset, monitoring, and supervisory circuits\nPerform detailed analysis of digital circuits for:\nTiming and margin\nThermal performance\nSignal integrity\nPower integrity\nRadiation effects\nEMI/EMC\nComponent derating\nTroubleshoot and resolve hardware issues at the component, board, module, payload, and system levels.\nUse laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, source meters, electronic loads, signal generators, multimeters, and DC power supplies to validate designs and investigate issues.\nConduct trade studies and develop conceptual digital solutions in support of proposals, IRAD, and new business opportunities.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program leadership.\nEvaluate component tolerances and environmental impacts to ensure robust design margins for high-reliability applications in harsh operating environments.\nSupport risk reduction and mitigation activities related to obsolescence, cost, producibility, and long-lead materials.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM fieldor\n\nGraduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience\nExperience designing and developing digital hardware systems\nExperience with high-speed or dense processing hardware architectures\nExperience with hardware integration, verification, and debug\nExperience working in a collaborative engineering development environment\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAbility to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance\nExperience with mission definition, concept generation, trade studies, preliminary and final design, component selection, integration, test support, materials selection, and design documentation\nExperience developing qualified deliverable power hardware for space, aerospace, defense, medical, or other mission-critical applications\nExperience working with manufacturing and production teams in a program environment\nExperience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Review Boards (FRB)\nExperience presenting technical material to program leadership, customers, and review boards\nStrong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills\nAbility to collaborate effectively across technical teams and leadership levels\nExperience serving as a subcontract technical representative, including supplier evaluation, statement of work development, and technical oversight of external deliverables\nExperience with digital hardware design for phased array antenna systems, including beamforming control, high-speed data conversion, timing and synchronization, RF control interfaces, and mixed-signal circuit card assembly integration.\nExperience in one or more of the following areas including:\nSpace-based hardware design\nHigh-speed digital design\nFPGA-based systems\nProcessor and memory subsystem design\nDSP-based hardware\nNetworking hardware\nMixed-signal electronics\nExperience designing, integrating, and analyzing high-speed electrical and optical interfaces and protocols, including:\n10/25 Gb Ethernet\nPCI Express Gen 2/3/4/5\nElectrical-to-optical conversion\nOptical-to-electrical conversion\nFiber-optic transceiver integration\nExperience with ECAD and analysis tools including: \nLTSpice\nPSpice\nCadence\nSiemens Xpedition\nHyperlynx 25.10\nExperience integrating firmware/software with hardware in lab and system environments\nMATLAB, Python, or similar programming experience for modeling, analysis, and automation\nPlease 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.\nL3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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. 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