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Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering

Palm Bay, Florida, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

This position will be responsible for providing Electrical Engineering support to maintain large system cable architecture across multiple customer-funded programs within our Spectral Solutions business area within the Space Mission Systems segment of L3Harris Corporation. This role will lead the design of system level cable architecture, maintain interconnect diagrams supporting system and lower-level specifications, define interconnect hardware, and own the review of all cable drawings. 

Our Spectral Solutions business area serves a broad array of government, civil and commercial customers by enhancing information superiority, contributing to our national security and providing actionable data for the protection of property and human life. We specialize in high-reliability space-based remote sensing end-to-end systems that offer active and motion imaging and data processing, exploitation and dissemination. We also provide solutions that map and monitor the earth for a variety of commercial and governmental users.


Essential Functions:

  • Design of system and subsystem cable architecture.
  • Create and maintain interconnect diagrams and drawings.
  • Establish and maintain interconnect specifications and requirements.
  • Evaluate and analyze EMI, Signal Integrity, and IR drop impacts on cable signals.
  • Provide Signal Integrity insight and guidance to design team.
  • Evaluate and select key materials and components for the design environment
  • Direct and guide cable design teams
  • Perform worst-case analysis on power and analog circuits.
  • Participate and contribute in technical reviews.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience.  Graduate Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
  • Experience with schematics
  • Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action


Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience with schematic entry, simulation, analysis of power, analog, and digital circuits.
  • Experience writing performance specifications.
  • Experience designing in a space environment.
  • Experience with SPICE, MathCAD, Matlab, Simulink, Allegro and MentorGraphics tools
  • Experience leading teams and project designs

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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