Senior Associate, Electrical Engineering- FPGA
L3Harris
Palm Bay, FL · Posted November 11, 2026
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Job Title: Senior Associate, Electrical Engineering- FPGA
Job Code: 47719
Job Location: Palm Bay / Melbourne, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist FPGA Electrical Engineer with a desire to work in a cooperative team environment to develop and verify embedded Modem and RF Communication Systems Digital Signal processing solutions in FPGA firmware. As an FPGA Developer, you will be required to analyze requirements, architect, and design FPGA based solutions for Modems, RF Transmission Systems, and Satellite Communication Systems. As an established pioneer in space exploration and military/defense technology, L3Harris is a first-rank engineering and production company.
Essential Functions:
Utilize, implement, and validate algorithms in FPGAs and Firmware.
Work with cross functional teams as needed to define and refine design requirements.
Assist in development of high-level and detailed verification test plans consistent with system requirements and specifications
Prepare and participate in design and implementation reviews.
Perform detailed analysis including requirements analysis, component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings.
Experience in signal processing for RF communications systems.
Candidate must be able to obtain a US security clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or CE) and minimum 2 years prior related experience; OR Graduate/Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) and a minimum of 0-2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Xilinx Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools
MATLAB/Simulink experience is a plus
Standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AMBA, etc.)
Experience with FPGA vendor tools (Microsemi, Intel, Xilinx)
Exposure to digital hardware design, interfaces, and architectures.
NAND, NOR, and DDR memory interfaces
GigE, 10GigE, GigE Vision
High Speed Serializers and Deserializers (SERDES)
LVDS, RS-422, I2C, SPI
Participate in continuous improvement activities
Working knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test processes
Experience with High Complexity FPGA Digital Design Techniques and Devices.
Experience implementing signal processing algorithms in FPGAs
Experience in communication system signal processing theory and waveform design