Lead Electrical Engineer
L3HARRIS Technologies
Millersville, MD · Posted November 11, 2026
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Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineering
Job Code : 46945
Job Location: Millersville MD
Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
This Electrical Engineering Lead will be responsible for leading and guiding the development of complex electronics hardware and subassemblies for a variety of seabed applications. The position requires prior experience in digital and analog circuit design, CCA and subsystem integration, and system qualification and test. The position presents a tremendous opportunity for exposure and growth, involving communication with internal and external customers and stakeholders to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Prior experience with EVMS and project management required
Essential Functions:
Leads Electrical Engineering development efforts employing EVMS as a Control Account Manager to deliver complex electrical designs while meeting or exceeding program cost and schedule requirements.
Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, modifying, evaluating and integrating electronic circuit cards, electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for complex, high performance seabed hydrophone systems.
Creates Analog and Digital designs of circuit cards including layout using industry standard tools such as LTSpice, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics Xpedition, and Vivado.
Perform impedance matching of low frequency Power Amplifiers and low noise amplifiers using Matlab and LTSpice.
Integrate complex optical, mechanical, and electronic components into functional systems.
Analyzes electrical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints and.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to define and evaluate hardware/software/firmware interfaces, operational performance requirements, and overall system architecture.
Responsible for providing input to program bids and generating bases of estimate.
Performs qualification and test of electrical hardware and systems including the support of customer site installations and troubleshooting. Travel to customer installation sites required.
Able to identify component operational characteristics that may impact system performance and or sustainability.
Provide technical leadership and mentor junior Engineers.
Other duties as described.
Up to 30% field support (travel).
Qualifications:
Extensive experience in the end-to-end architecture and design of complex mixed-signal and power systems.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering or comparable discipline with a minimum 9 years of prior relevant technical experience; or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
U.S. Citizenship is required and the ability to obtain and maintain security clearance at the DOD Secret level.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Proficient in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer, Mentor Graphics Xpedition, VHDL and Verilog using Xilinx Vivado, LTSpice, and Matlab.
Proficient in technical writing to include Electrical test procedures, specifications, white papers, design reviews and technical presentations.
Familiarity with design standards such as MIL-STD-810.
Familiarity with safety standards like ANSI/UL 62368-1, AS/NZS62368.1, and others.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Maryland is $110,500- 205,500. 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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