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Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering

L3HARRIS Technologies

Carlsbad, CA · Posted October 29, 2026

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering Job Code: 47028 Job Location: Carlsbad, CA J ob Schedule: 9/80: Employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Hardware Engineering and Development team is product focused that sees their designs from initial concept to development and through production. Candidates will work closely with Systems and Software Engineering, CAD, Components Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure circuit card designs meet all requirements and are producible.

Essential Functions:

As a Senior Hardware Engineer supporting the Tactical Data Links line of business within our Spectrum Superiority business segment, you'll have the opportunity to:

Participate in system requirements definition

Lead and participate in high-level design and low-level design workflows

Develop schematics and work in close collaboration with CAD Engineering team

Produce and test design deliverables such as Circuit Card Assemblies in RF, Digital and mixed signal applications

Create Bill of Materials and work with Planning and Supply Chain for part procurement

Work closely with Component Engineering for part creation on new designs as well as for sustaining of current products

Produce program deliverables and develop design-level documentation

Ability to obtain and maintain a United States Secret Clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering with 6 years prior experience, Graduate Degree in electrical engineering with 4 years prior experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Demonstrated proficiency with design tools and processes for Schematic Capture, CAD, SPICE, ADS, Hyperlynx, MATLAB, Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, and/or Modelsim/Questa

B ackground in Digital, RF, Analog circuit design principles, DSP, Programmable Logic and/or FPGA

Knowledge and/or experience with VHDL, Verilog, Power, Analog, Antennas, Controls, RF, Modem, EDA, DSP, MATLAB, Communication Systems, Aerospace industry

Work and/or project experience in any of the following: Digital, Analog, or RF circuit design, Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Programmable Logic

Familiarity with various computing environments (LINUX/Windows)

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 $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.