Specialist, Electrical Engineer
L3HARRIS Technologies
Clifton, NJ · Posted October 12, 2026
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Job Title: Specialist, Electrical Engineering (FPGA)
Job Code: 44361
Job Location: Clifton, NJ
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employee works 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris EW in Clifton, NJ has an immediate need for highly motivated FPGA design engineer. In this role you will develop, simulate, and integrate in lab highly specialized firmware designs targeting electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include generation of firmware derived requirements, architecture of digital solutions to meet said requirements and formal test / lab verification of the functional system. The qualified candidate is able to work semi-autonomously as a lead designer, potentially driving a small team of firmware engineers through coding, simulation, code analysis, and circuit card design support.
Essential Functions:
Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA specifications.
Architect solutions targeting FPGAs against requirements and implement those solutions on FPGA platforms.
Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities
Review product specifications, and generate system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts
Refine and enforce consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
Support team leaders generating FPGA design solutions.
Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.
Participate in the full life cycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs.
Experience coding in VHDL and modeling algorithms, simulating and integrating multiple FPGA-based modules
Drive the bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs
Support the planning and execution of project plans, design reviews and production release of modified or new product documentation
Support qualification and production test in the event of test failures
Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
Qualifications:
BS Degree in electrical/computer engineering and 4+ years of professional experience, an MS degree in electrical/computer engineering and 2+ years of professional experience, or 8+ years of related experience without a degree
Preferred Additional Skills:
Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (subversion, git, etc.) to closely track changes to the FPGA baseline.
Experience with control protocols such I2C, SPI, RS-232/422, and DDR3 / DDR4.
Experience with complex block and top-level simulations of FPGA designs requiring high level transaction-based models.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced work environment and to complete design/project goals with minimal oversight and direction.
Formal FPGA verification experience, UVM, Directed Testing, Code Coverage
Experience with and understanding of Altera or Xilinx FPGA architectures
Experience with high-speed serial protocols (PCI Express, SRIO, Ethernet)
Experience designing Network Interface Designs
Experience in network protocols including IPv6 and UDP
Experience with SoC (Kintex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Virtex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale)
Experience with VHDL
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jerseyis [$92,500 - $171,500 MAX]. 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.
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