L3Harris

Lead, Software Engineering

L3Harris
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1 day ago
Clifton, NJ, USAStaff+
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$135k - $251k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain high-reliability C++ and Rust software for embedded, real-time, and Linux-based systems.
  • Implement system and software requirements with end-to-end traceability through verification.
  • Design, document, and evolve software architecture using UML and model-based artifacts.
  • Apply open architecture, modularity, abstraction, interface-based design, portability, reuse, and interoperability principles.
  • Develop and integrate software across Linux-based, cross-compiled, embedded, edge, lab, platform, and Big Iron environments.
  • Support Common SDK, OCE, CFE, MOSA-aligned, and reusable software framework implementations.
  • Define and implement internal and external interfaces for loosely coupled, component-oriented, service-oriented, and event-driven architectures.
  • Build, deploy, integrate, troubleshoot, and validate software across multiple targets and platform configurations.
  • Create and maintain unit, integration, and regression tests while improving automation and code coverage.
  • Support build, test, static analysis, security scanning, coverage, and artifact publication pipelines.
  • Collaborate with systems engineering, integration and lab teams, platform teams, and peer developers on architecture, delivery, and defect resolution.
  • Produce technical documentation and provide technical leadership in software design, secure coding, development practices, and architectural consistency.
  • Support integration into broader platform and mission-system environments and ensure compliance with external interfaces and reference architectures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience, or 13 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Active Secret clearance is required.
  • Preferred experience includes 7+ years of professional C/C++ development and 5+ years developing embedded real-time software.
  • Preferred experience includes 5+ years of hardware/software integration and lab validation and 3+ years of professional Rust development.
  • Preferred experience includes 3+ years of software architecture and design using UML, requirements-driven development, automated testing, and CI tools.
  • Experience with embedded, performance-sensitive, safety-focused, secure, distributed, or mission-critical software is preferred.
  • Experience with Linux systems programming, cross-compilation, deployment, interoperability, portability, reuse, and long-term software sustainment is preferred.
  • Experience across Linux, Windows, and RTOS environments such as VxWorks or Real-Time Linux is preferred.
  • Electronic warfare, RF/signal-processing, defense or aerospace, government or DoD architecture, and standards-driven integration knowledge is preferred.
  • Experience with high-performance compute, server-class, or Big Iron deployment and integration is preferred.
  • Experience with package repositories, automated code quality and security checks, static analysis, code coverage, SAST/SCA, and UML/SysML modeling tools is preferred.
  • Up to 10% travel to customer and test sites is required.

Benefits

  • Health and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) match.
  • Flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program.
  • Education assistance and parental leave.
  • Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
  • Work schedule is 9/80, with every other Friday off; benefit availability may vary by hire date, schedule type, and collective bargaining agreement.

Tech Stack

C++CMakeJenkinsLinuxRustWindows

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About L3Harris

10,000+ employees

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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. Visit L3Harris.com for more information.

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