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Avionics

Lead, Electrical Engineering

L3Harris logoL3HarrisFort Wayne, IN, United StatesFull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for designing circuit card assemblies and supporting cradle to grave products across multiple customer-funded programs within our Spectral Solutions business area within the Space Mission Systems segment of L3Harris Corporation. In this role, individuals will lead the design of circuit card assemblies for ground and space-based applications. They will need a strong knowledge of analog, digital, and power circuit design. Individuals will need to have a high level of attention to detail.

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.

This position is located in Fort Wayne, IN: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne

Essential Functions

  • Lead and own the design of a circuit card assembly.
  • Design of digital, analog, and power circuits.
  • Perform circuit analysis for Beginning of Life and End of Life applications.
  • Perform schematic capture.
  • Evaluate EMI, Signal Integrity, and IR drop impacts on signals.
  • Provide input and maintain circuit cards specification and requirements.
  • Evaluate and select key materials and components for the design environment
  • Review and provide feedback on drawings

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

  • Experience designing in a space environment.
  • Hold a current security Clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance
  • Schematic entry, simulation, and analysis of power, analog, and digital circuits.
  • Experience in one or more of the following: Precision analog design, power supply design, stability analysis, noise analysis, FPGA interfaces, signal integrity
  • Experience performing worst-case analysis on analog, digital, and power circuits.
  • Experience writing performance specifications.
  • Participate and contribute in technical reviews.
  • Experience with SPICE, MathCAD, Matlab, Simulink, Allegro, Xpedition, and MentorGraphics tools
  • Experience performing Worst Case analysis
  • Experience leading teams and project designs
  • Trade study execution and ownership
  • Provide mentorship to early career engineers

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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Copied from the listing L3Harris published, verified 30 Oct 2026.

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