Lead, Electrical Engineering - Digital Hardware

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Harris Technologies:
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Harris 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 air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3

Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue, 48,000 employees and customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Tile:
Lead, Electrical Engineering – Digital Hardware

Job Code: 41862

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL
Schedule: 9/80 (Employees work 80 hours over 9 days and have every other Friday off)
Work Arrangement: On-Site


Job Description
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Harris is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join our team in Palm Bay, FL. In this role, you will support the design and development of advanced space-qualified digital hardware for mission-critical applications. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative spacecraft and payload digital solutions in a fast-paced engineering environment where concepts move into production reality.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in spacecraft electrical digital subsystem design, including digital architecture development, circuit simulation, detailed analysis, hardware verification, and cross-functional collaboration. This position will play a key role in supporting current and future programs, internal research and development efforts, and strategic growth initiatives.
Essential Functions:

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware using sound electrical engineering principles and best practices.
• Support all phases of hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, detailed design, schematic capture, simulation, documentation, manufacturing, integration, and verification.
• Translate customer and system-level requirements into detailed electrical specifications and power architectures while balancing technical, cost, and
• Design and analyze digital and mixed-signal circuit topologies, including:
• Processor and microcontroller-based circuits
• FPGA, CPLD, and digital array designs
• Memory and storage interfaces
• ADC and DAC interface circuits
• High-speed digital communication interfaces
• Clock generation and distribution circuits
• Data acquisition and control circuits
• Mixed-signal interface circuits
• Reset, monitoring, and supervisory circuits
• Perform detailed analysis of digital circuits for:
• Timing and margin
• Thermal performance
• Signal integrity
• Power integrity
• Radiation effects
• EMI/EMC
• Component derating
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues at the component, board, module, payload, and system levels.
• Use laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, source meters, electronic loads, signal generators, multimeters, and DC power supplies to validate designs and investigate issues.
• Conduct trade studies and develop conceptual digital solutions in support of proposals, IRAD, and new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program leadership.
• Evaluate component tolerances and environmental impacts to ensure robust design margins for high-reliability applications in harsh operating environments.
• Support risk reduction and mitigation activities related to obsolescence, cost, producibility, and long-lead materials.


Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9…