Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer, Mixed-Signal DSP Hardware Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $106,500–$197,500 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

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TL;DR · Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer, Mixed-Signal DSP Hardware Engineer

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The Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer- Mixed-Signal DSP Hardware Engineer joins the engineering team to develop mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and DSP-oriented hardware for airborne and space-based electronic systems. This role involves designing architecture, schematics, and PCB layouts for receiver, transmitter, direct-conversion, and modem subsystems. Key responsibilities include component selection, worst-case analysis, hardware bring-up, and troubleshooting for converter-based systems. The position requires expertise in high-speed ADCs, DACs, AFEs, PLLs, and FPGA or ASIC interfaces. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in signal integrity, power integrity, timing, synchronization, and hardware/software partitioning. The work focuses on solving complex communication and signal-processing problems, specifically optimizing hardware platforms to execute DSP algorithms within high-reliability, military, or aerospace hardware environments using GHz-class signal interfaces and JESD204 converter interfaces.

Skills

Mixed-Signal Design DSP High-Speed Digital FPGA ASIC JESD204 Signal Integrity Power Integrity PCB Layout Schematic Capture RF Clock Distribution Hardware/Software Partitioning Worst-Case Analysis Simulation Laboratory Debug

What you'll do

Lead the design and development of mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and DSP hardware for airborne and space-based electronic systems.
Perform schematic capture, component selection, derating, worst-case analysis, and hardware documentation for receiver and transmitter signal chains.
Design hardware platforms to execute, accelerate, or interface with DSP algorithms and high-speed digital data paths.
Guide PCB layout for high-speed designs, including stack-up definition, controlled impedance, grounding, and power distribution.
Conduct trade studies, simulations, hardware bring-up, and component-level troubleshooting to support architecture selection and product performance.
Optimize hardware for signal integrity, power integrity, dynamic range, jitter, and phase noise performance.
Manage hardware/software partitioning across programmable logic, embedded processing, and software-defined modem implementations.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 6+ years of experience, or a Graduate degree with 4+ years of experience.
Ability to obtain an active Secret security clearance.
Experience designing mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware using ADCs, DACs, AFEs, and FPGA or ASIC interfaces (preferred).
Experience with direct-conversion, modem, and signal-processing architectures including timing, synchronization, and JESD204 (preferred).
Experience optimizing hardware platforms for DSP algorithms and hardware/software partitioning (preferred).
Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, and GHz-class board-level implementation (preferred).
Familiarity with RF principles as applied to converter-based and high-frequency modem systems (preferred).
U.S. citizens.

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