RF Engineering Technician D
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 9, 2026. L3Harris Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index.
Job Title: RF Engineering Technician D
Job Code: 43711
Job Location: San Diego, CA
Job Schedule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)
Job Description:
L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking an experienced RF engineering technician to support the design and manufacturing of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C) products for airborne and space-based applications. As an RF technician, you will be directly involved in the integration and test of advanced satellite communication links, digital telemetry, and signal processing technology. You will be responsible for performing design verification testing and be a liaison between engineering and production test teams.
Essential Functions:
- Independently perform design verification testing of circuit cards and higher-level RF assemblies
- Troubleshoot circuits to the component level in support of determining failure root cause
- Write alignment and test procedures with minimal engineering assistance
- Oversee environmental testing of developmental hardware
- Serve as liaison between engineering and production teams during new product introduction
- Ability to obtain a DOD Secret security clearance
Required Qualifications (one of the following):
- High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
- 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Minimum 4 years experience performing testing and troubleshooting circuit card assemblies
- Minimum 4 years experience using basic electrical measurement equipment: digital multi-meter, oscilloscope, power supply, function generator, logic analyzer
- Minimum 4 years experience using RF measurement equipment: signal generator, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, power meter, noise figure meter
- Demonstrated familiarity with basic RF parameters: bandwidth, reflection, transmission, S-Parameters, spurious and harmonic signals, noise figure, gain compression, intermodulation
- Demonstrated familiarity with basic analog/digital/DC circuit parameters: voltage /current /power, logic levels, timing
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and assembly drawings
- Active DOD security clearance (Secret/TS)
- Experience with RF circuitry through mmW (Ka band or higher)
- Experience with military or space qualified hardware designs
- Experience performing design verification testing with or without engineering supervision
- Experience characterizing SSPA devices or assemblies using load pull equipment
- Experience characterizing SSPA devices or assemblies nonlinear vector network analyzers
- Experience performing tests on power conversion circuitry (DC/DC converters, etc.)
- Soldering certification or ability to obtain one
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $75,000 - $139,000. 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.