Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineer
L3HARRIS Technologies
Nashville, TN · Posted October 17, 2026
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About the job
Job Title : Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineer
Job Number : 42809
Job Location: Nashville, TN
Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off
Role is contingent upon program award
Job Description:
L3Harris ForceX is seeking an electrical engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. The role partners across disciplines to translate engineering requirements into executable designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. The Electrical Engineer designs, develops, and integrates electrical hardware solutions for the VAMPIRE Counter-UAS product line . The role is accountable for technical quality, compliance, and cross-functional design integration. This level is a senior professional role with strong job-area knowledge and broad project management awareness.
Essential Functions:
- Design, develop, and test electrical solutions for product lines and programs. - Create and maintain schematics, layouts, and electrical technical documentation. - Perform calculations, simulations, and analyses to verify performance and reliability. - Conduct feasibility studies, risk assessments, and failure mode analyses. - Lead electrical engineering activities to support prototype design, fabrication, and analysis efforts - Develop and verify harness and interconnect designs, routing strategies, and interface control documentation. - Execute RF subsystem design, integration, and test activities across development and verification phases.
- Produce engineering documentation throughout capability integration milestones - Collaborate within cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and operational constraints into practical solutions. - Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions. - Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in formal and informal reviews. - Contribute to proposal, planning, and execution activities aligned to program milestones. - Support compliance with customer, regulatory, and security requirements. - Travel up to 25% to support integration, test, customer engagement, and program execution. - Support work performed in a classified and or controlled environment.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. - Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. - 6+ years of experience in systems engineering methods across full lifecycle activities. - 6+ years of experience with electrical design and development workflows. - 6+ years of experience with electrical standards, codes, and compliance requirements. - 6+ years of experience using analysis and simulation tools in support of design decisions.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline preferred; Engineering preferred, Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science acceptable. - Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams. - Experience with quality standards and regulated engineering environments. - Experience with harness and interconnect design standards, connector selection, and wiring documentation. - Experience with RF design concepts, link-budget considerations, and RF lab test methods. - Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight and delivers moderate-to-substantial process and system improvements. - Works within and outside the function to gain cooperation on operational practices and execution decisions.
- Knowledge of power distribution design fundamentals, with professional experience designing power control systems
- Experience integrating electrical interfaces with sensor systems, such as EO/IR and radar systems
- Experience developing electrical schematics for product baseline development efforts
- Experience incorporating mission concepts and system requirements into electrical drawings
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