TEMPEST, Electrical Engineer

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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: Lead Electrical Engineer (Certified TEMPEST)

Job Code: 36417

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Certified TEMPEST Professional (CTP) Level 1 or Level 2 Engineer to lead TEMPEST programs, including design, testing, and reporting to both customers and the NSA. This engineer plays a vital role in the development and certification of systems supporting the warfighter. TEMPEST is a critical discipline at L3Harris, requiring ongoing coordination and meeting increasing demands across the company.

Essential Functions:

• Create and maintain TEMPEST control plans, test plans, test procedures, test reports, Critical Features Lists, and other relevant documentation.
• Perform pre-test setup, including detection system sensitivity and calibration measurements.
• Lead TEMPEST testing activities and contribute to system and subsystem troubleshooting.
• Participate in the proposal process for programs with SERD/TEMPEST requirements.
• Perform design and test activities to ensure TEMPEST compliance at both system and subsystem levels.
• Support design reviews, subsystem partitioning, cable design, grounding and isolation, CCA layout, schematic development, trade studies, analysis, and simulations.
• Use SPICE and other EMI/EMC simulation tools to predict TEMPEST performance and analyze anomalies.
• Conduct and participate in design reviews.
• Collaborate with program engineering teams, government/NSA TEMPEST experts, customers, and external suppliers as needed.
• Provide in-house training and mentoring on TEMPEST design aspects to technical and non-technical staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Certified TEMPEST Professional (CTP) Level 1 or 2 (CTP1 or CTP2).
• Active Secret level DoD Security Clearance (TS preferred)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of applicable standards/regulations, including NSTISSAM TEMPEST/2-91, NSTISSAM TEMPEST/1-95, CNSSAM TEMPEST/1-13, SDIP-27, and DoD/DoE requirements.
• Experience with TEMPEST design for compliance, including TEMPEST product testing (e.g., NSTISSAM TEMPEST/1-92 and CNSSAM TEMPEST/01-02).
• Understanding of electromagnetic theory, radiated/conducted emissions, signal and power coupling, and system susceptibility.
• Experience with high-isolation performance design, containment, source suppression, and RF grounding.
• Proficiency using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, TEMPEST receivers, signal generators, test antennas, and semi-anechoic chambers.

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