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Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer

L3HARRIS Technologies

Carlsbad, CA · Posted October 9, 2026

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About the job

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer

Job Code: 45947

Job Location: Carlsbad, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris has an immediate need for an Electrical Engineer to join our talented team and support our customers. Candidate will perform electronics design using electrical design and analysis tools, including schematic capture, functional and block diagram generation, electrical wiring diagrams, involving digital, power, analog, and mixed signal designs. Candidate will collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Software, Firmware and Electrical Engineers and Technicians as part of an integrated product team (IPT). The candidate will also be responsible for meeting project cost and schedule milestones and will play a key role in Customer reviews. This is an on-site position supporting precision electro-optics business at our Carlsbad, CA location. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Essential Functions:

Knowledge of electronic design and simulation tools such as Altium, Xpedition, Cadence ConceptHDL, OrCAD, PADS Layout, Spice, and Mentor Graphics tools

Create design review packages and present circuit designs at peer reviews. This includes analysis, performance budgets, and test data that demonstrate how the design will meet functional requirements.

Create test plans and test procedures to validate that circuit implementation meets functional requirements.

Readily translate system-level requirements into detailed implementation-level block diagrams

Lead bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs

Support in the planning and execution of project plans and design reviews; involvement in production release of modified or new product documentation

Review of product specifications, and generation of system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts

Generate trade studies with analysis of cost and schedule impacts on short turnaround efforts.

Support proposal efforts and early stages of the program to define detailed system requirements.

Design, build, and test of mixed signal low voltage current driver boards

Experience with board design using microcontrollers

Experience with microcontroller programming and debugging in embedded C

Experience with stepper motor control circuit design

Ability and desire to own development cradle to grave

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

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.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Unique ability to combine communications system knowledge with analog, digital, and FPGA design.

Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (subversion)

Self-motivated individual with the ability to work and communicate effectively within a development group.

Experience with preparing presentation materials.

4+ years of experience in digital electronics technology, parts availability, and design architecture

4+ years of design experience through the development cycle completing with integration and test of circuit designs.

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.

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