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L3Harris Technologies · Multiple locations

# Senior Specialist, Digital Hardware Design Engineer

Multiple locations Senior individual contributor $106,500 - $197,500 Design 

Listed on L3Harris Technologies’s official careers site. Listed as of November 2, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on L3Harris Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers.l3harris.com/en/job/carlsbad/senior-specialist-digital-hardware-design-engineer/4832/102247727296)

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## Job description

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 Title

Senior Specialist, Hardware Design Engineer Job Code: 46475 Job Location: Carlsbad, CA OR San Diego, CA Job Schedule: 9/80- Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off Job Description: We are seeking an ambitious digital hardware design engineer to help us design custom circuit technology for software-defined radio applications. As a member of our team, you’ll help us build groundbreaking digital and RF circuits for the special operations and intelligence communities to address challenging national security problems and enable planning and decision making in domains as diverse as active threat deterrence, signal intelligence, cyber operations, machine learning, image processing, and applied data analytics.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team of engineers who believe in fostering an open, collaborative work environment to solve complex problems. As a Digital Hardware Design Engineer, you will assist in the development of communications systems through board-level integration of high-speed digital components, commercially available chipsets, and embedded processors.

### Product Design

Schematic Capture, Simulations, PCB analysis and layout.

### Essential Functions

Design custom digital circuit cards using schematic capture tools, incorporating FPGAs, embedded processors, networking components, and other electronic components. Implement industry-standard interfaces and memory technologies, including 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, 100GE, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, DDR4, JESD, PCIe, and 1000BASE-T. Develop and maintain circuit card documentation, including requirements, test procedures, and bills of materials.

Characterize circuit card performance across a wide range of environmental conditions. Perform detailed functional and performance measurements, troubleshoot issues, and debug circuit cards. Support test engineering in transitioning circuit card testing to manufacturing. Participate in design reviews and support circuit card integration into larger systems.

### Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

### Preferred Additional Skills

Master’s Degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred. Minimum of 3 years of experience with circuit card assemblied and digital hardware design experience. Familiar with lab test equipment. Minimum of 2 years’ experience with digital circuit card verification, schematic capture, PCB Layout. Experience in laboratory debug techniques using digital scopes, logic analyzers, BERTS, and other complex measurement devices.

Experience with Mentor Graphic’s tools is preferred. Familiarity with code revision management tools such as Git/ClearCase. Familiarity with Confluence or other information sharing tools. In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $106,500 - $197,500. 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. #LI-CS3 3

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. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish.

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## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 26, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 2, 2026
- Listed for: 7 days
- Location: Multiple locations
- Pay: $106,500 - $197,500[Apply on L3Harris Technologies’s careers site →](https://careers.l3harris.com/en/job/carlsbad/senior-specialist-digital-hardware-design-engineer/4832/102247727296)

## Hiring at L3Harris Technologies
- Open jobs: 2,227
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Aug 21, 2026

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