Principal RF Design Engineer - Frequency Synthesizers - Secret Clearance

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Job Title: Principal RF Design Engineer - Frequency Synthesizers - Secret Clearance
Job Code: 26753
Job Location: Clifton, NJ
Job Schedule: 9/80 Reg - Every other Friday off
Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.

Job Description:
L3Harris in Clifton, NJ is seeking an accomplished RF hardware engineer to support the architecture, design and manufacturing of land/sea/airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) products. This is a leadership level role with the ability to influence strategic direction of RF technology, develop roadmaps, and have a strong impact on day-to-day execution.

Essential Functions:
• Work closely with system engineering to understand customer requirements
• Develop architectures for next generation RF subsystems for EW applications
• Decompose subsystem requirements into subassembly level functional and performance specifications
• RF & Microwave (VHF through Ku or higher) design synthesis at the board and subsystem level Schedule, cost, and technical oversight at the board or subsystem level
• Develop and execute plans to evaluate and down select components
• Lead investigations into performance anomalies and other non-conformances
• Provide oversight of subcontracted components essential to the operation of RF subsystems
• Prepare and present engineering design concepts and data results at internal and customer facing reviews
• Lead or participate in peer reviews, preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews and other required design reviews as a subject matter expert
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
• Mastery of key RF parameters (bandwidth, stability, gain compression, intermodulation distortion, noise figure, harmonics, spurious emissions, etc.)
• Legacy of successful designs through at least Ku band frequencies

Qualifications:
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field and 12 years of related experience OR M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field and 10 years of related experience
• DOD SECRET security clearance or higher
• Minimum ten years of experience simulating microwave circuits using Keysight ADS or similar tools for linear and non-linear analyses
• Minimum ten years of experience designing ruggedized mil-aero qualified hardware
• Minimum five years of architecting frequency synthesizer and circuit topologies

Preferred Additional Skills:
• Experience developing highly agile frequency synthesizer designs
• Exposure to both PCB and chip/wire circuit construction
• Understanding of Electronic Warfare systems and theory of operation
• Experience with Ansys HFSS or similar for full 3D EM analysis
• Exposure to low-medium volume (10s to 100s unit per year) production environments
• Experience leading complex root cause/corrective action analyses
• Ability to oversee troubleshooting of RF/microwave subassemblies to the component level
• Ability to oversee the development and execution of design verification test procedures
• Experience with following hardware design processes and generating required documentation

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $150,000-$278,000. 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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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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