Senior Specialist, RF Test Engineer

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering, Test

Job Code: 46144

Job Location: San Diego

Job Schedule: 9/80 1st Shift

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced RF Test Engineer to support the design verification, characterization, and integration of automated RF test systems and subsystems (ATS). The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with RF measurements, automated test solutions, troubleshooting complex hardware issues, and working in cross-functional engineering environments. This role will contribute to the validation of RF hardware across development, qualification, and manufacturing phases.

Essential Functions:

• Design automated test systems to be used in production testing with multi-unit capabilities, automated fault detection and test reporting.
• Develop, execute, and document test plans, procedures, and reports for components, subsystems, and full system assemblies involved in product testing.
• Design and Perform RF measurements including gain, noise figure, phase noise, power output, spurious response, sensitivity, intermodulation, EVM, BER, and spectral emissions.
• Set up and operate RF test equipment such as:
• Spectrum analyzers
• Signal generators
• Vector network analyzers
• Power meters
• Oscilloscopes
• Troubleshoot and isolate RF performance issues at the board, module, and system level.
• Manage projects as an IPT with minimal supervision.
• Support design verification and validation testing for transmitters, receivers, synthesizers, converters, filters and amplifiers.
• Develop automated test solutions using, LabVIEW and Test Stand
• Analyze test data and provide clear technical conclusions and recommendations to design teams and program leadership.
• Collaborate with design, systems, manufacturing, quality, and production teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support environmental, qualification, and compliance testing as needed.
• Create and maintain test documentation, calibration requirements, and configuration-controlled records.
• Assist in transitioning test methods from development into manufacturing or production environments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 6+ years of experience in RF test, RF integration, or related engineering roles or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and minimum 4+ years of experience in RF test, RF integration, or related engineering roles
• Active US Secret security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong understanding of RF/microwave principles, including:
• S-parameters (Gain/Loss/VSWR/Return Loss)
• Gain compression
• Noise figure
• Linearity
• Phase noise
• Frequency response
• Harmonics/Spurs
• Experience integrating, and testing RF hardware across development and/or production environments such as Filters, Amplifiers, Attenuators, Diplexers, Couplers, Circulators, Mixers, Splitters, Switches, and limiters
• Experience with digital modulation analysis and communications measurements.
• Hands-on proficiency with common RF lab instrumentation.
• Experience interpreting schematics, block diagrams, interface control documents, and test requirements.
• Ability to troubleshoot and root-cause hardware and measurement issues.
• Experience with encryption/decryption devices and systems.
• Experience with test automation and data analysis tools.
• Experience with schematic capture, and PWB design.
• Experience with wireless communications, telemetry, radar, EW, SATCOM, or aerospace/defense RF systems.
• Experience with automated test equipment architecture and script-based test development.
• Experience with Labview, Test Stand, Python,and others
• Knowledge of environmental and qualification testing for ruggedized hardware.
• Experience with Linux, VHDL, and general development board platforms like ZYNQs, Zed Boards, Arty Boards, etc…
• Experience supporting design-to-production transitions.
• Experience generating and deriving system requirements from product specifications, RVTMs, VCRMs, and translating to Validation Plans.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, The salary range for this role in California is $106,500 - $197,500. 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.