Specialist, Electrical Engineering

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: February 17, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Specialist, Electrical EngineeringJob Code: 20913Job Location: Cincinnati, OHSchedule: 4/10 -About L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. -Job Description: As a member of the L3H FOS team, your primary focus would be the development of Specialized Test Equipment used to test product through all phases of design and production. - You would also assume the responsibility of presenting designs to internal and external customers for review, and addressing technical issues. - A solid understanding of circuit theory, components, firmware, software and troubleshooting skills is required. -Essential Functions: Development Design and Development Focus Areas:

• Specialized Systems: Design and development of electronic, electro-mechanical, and mechanical products.
• Special Test Equipment: Creation and implementation of specialized test equipment for the above products.
• Analog and Digital Circuit Design: Extensive experience in designing circuits, including microcontrollers, data acquisition, filtering/conditioning, and printed circuit design.
• Measurement Error Analysis: Proficient in analyzing measurement errors and ensuring system-level engineering accuracy.
• CAE Tools Utilization: Skilled in using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools such as Altium and SPICE.
• Laboratory Equipment Proficiency: Expertise in using laboratory equipment like Digital Multimeters (DMMs), oscilloscopes, and function generators for circuit design, verification, and troubleshooting.
• Embedded Firmware: Experience in creating and working with embedded firmware to control hardware.
• Serial Communication Protocols: Knowledgeable in various serial communication protocols, including RS-232, RS-422, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Power Supply and Design: Ability to work with power supply design, including power conversion concepts (AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, Linear, and Switching Supplies).
• Sensors and Converters: Experience with sensors and converters such as temperature sensors, accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, gyroscopes, ADCs, and DACs.
• Digital Building Blocks: Proficient in working with basic digital building blocks like logic gates, flip flops, timers, and filters.
• Modeling and Simulation: Utilization of modeling and simulation utilities like SPICE and MATLAB/Simulink.Project Management and Documentation:
  • Leading Projects: Leading large-scale projects from start to completion, including preparing and participating in design reviews (internal and external).
  • Engineering Change and Configuration Management: Managing engineering changes and configuration processes.
  • Technical Documentation: Creating technical documentation such as engineering drawings, calibration and validation procedures, and operating instructions.
  • Component Selection and Circuit Analysis: Using component selection, circuit analysis, circuit design, and layout to provide module design and troubleshooting.
  • Standard Lab Equipment: Proficient in using standard lab equipment like oscilloscopes, function generators, and meters.
  • Microsoft Office Applications: Skilled in using Microsoft Office applications for documentation and project management.
  • Configuration Control: Understanding proper Configuration and Data Management.
  • Design Implementation: Building/acquiring products and subassemblies/components according to the approved design baseline.
  • Integration and Testing: Ensuring product integration and testing at various levels of the product hierarchy, performing verification and validation, and maintaining integration plans and procedures. -Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related Electrical Engineering -experience.
    • Prior experience -in basic analog building blocks including differential amplifiers, op amps, LDOs, filters, and data converters
    • Experience in general design best practices (EMI suppression, ESD protection, and Short circuit protection)
    • Experience with schematic capture and/or board layout utilities (Altium, PADS, etc.)
    • Experience in Software Development (C#, VB, .NET, LabVIEW, etc.)
    • Experience in microcontroller and CPLD/FPGA Firmware Development (Embedded C, Verilog, etc.).
    • Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain higher clearances. -Preferred Additional Skills:
      • Skilled in basic analog building blocks including differential amplifiers, op amps, LDOs, filters, and data converters.
      • Skilled in basic digital building blocks including logic gates, flip flops, timers, and filters.
      • Experience with power supply and power conditioning design.
      • Experience with power conversion concepts (AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC, Linear and Switching Supplies).
      • Experience with serial communication buses including UART, SPI, and I2C.
      • Experience with Sensors and Converters (Temperature sensors, accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, gyroscopes, ADCs, DACs, etc.).
      • Experience with general design best practices (EMI suppression, ESD protection, and Short circuit protection).
      • Experience with module design including component selection, circuit analysis, circuit design, and layout.
      • Skilled in troubleshooting using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc.).
      • Skilled in modeling and simulation utilities (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, etc.).
      • Proficient in schematic capture and/or board layout utilities (Altium, PADS, etc.).
      • Ability to lead a large-scale technical project from start to completion with minimal guidance.
      • Proficient in preparing and participating in design reviews (internal and external).
      • Skilled in creating Technical Documentation (Engineering Drawings, Calibration Procedures, Validation Procedures, Operating Instructions, etc.).
      • Proficient in Engineering Change and Configuration Management processes.
      • Skilled in Software Development (C#, VB, .NET, LabVIEW, etc.).
      • Skilled in microcontroller and CPLD/FPGA Firmware Development (Embedded C, Verilog, etc.).
      • Proficient in Wiring Diagram and Cable Assembly Design.
      • BSEE, BSCompE or BSEET with 7+ years of relevant work experience (post-graduate education also considered).

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