Sr SATCOM RF/Microwave Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States L3 Technologies Full time

Job Title:
Sr SATCOM RF/Microwave Design Engineer

Job Code: 15877

Job Location:
San Diego, CA

Job Description:


L3Harris in San Diego, CA is seeking a skilled RF hardware engineer to lead the design and manufacturing of Tracking, Telemetry, and Command products for airborne and space-based applications.

As a RF Product Lead, you will be responsible for developing solutions that meet customer needs based on current designs and proposed new development for advanced satellite communication links, digital telemetry, signal processing technology.

Additionally, as a hardware engineer you will be directly involved in the design, integration, and test of new assemblies for current and future programs.


Essential Functions:


Responsible for working with Business Development, Engineering, and Management to develop systems that meet the customer's needs based on legacy systems and new designs.

System/module requirements development.

Responsible for all aspects of RF/microwave product development, including system and module level design and definition, schematic capture, circuit design, derating, and Worst-Case Analysis (WCA).

Prepare and present engineering design concepts and data results for IDR/PDR/CDR.
Support internal peer reviews, design verification testing of engineering units, and oversight of production.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering or equivalent and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Minimum 7 years of experience designing X-Band or higher RF/microwave transmitter, receiver, and converter circuits at the circuit card or module level (schematic capture, BOM generation, layout or layout supervision)
Minimum 7 years of experience supporting production of RF/Microwave hardware
Experience with RF/microwave transceiver architecture tradeoffs.
Experience contributing to proposal efforts and new product development
Understanding of digital design fundamentals to include modem architectures, power supplies, interfacing with ADCs, FPGAs
Experience troubleshooting RF/microwave subassemblies to the component level
Experience independently developing test procedures and conduct design verification testing

Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience performing RF system analysis using ADS System Vue, AWR VSS, or similar.
Ability to perform linear and non-linear analysis of RF/microwave circuits using Keysight ADS or similar.

Familiarity with transmitter and receiver architecture design:

Transmitter design:
gain distribution, linearity, modulation formats synthesizer architecture, and EVM performance.

Receiver front end design:
Noise figure, dynamic range, acquisition and tracking threshold, and BER performance.
Experience with performing 3D Electromagnetic analysis using HFSS or similar.
Familiarity with DVB-S2 waveform.
Experience with military or space qualified hardware designs
Design experience with K band frequencies desired but not required.
Knowledgeable of RF transceiver architecture tradeoffs
Working knowledge of modems and digital modulation techniques to include BPSK, QPSK, and related distortion metrics like EVM.


In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $122, $227, 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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