21 days ago
Base Salary
$117k - $218k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate emerging concepts, customer needs, and experimental objectives into prototype and demonstration capabilities for advanced military communications systems.
- Architect, design, develop, integrate, test, and refine multidisciplinary prototypes spanning software, hardware, radio, and system-level elements.
- Lead subsystem and system-level capability development from initial concept through working demonstration.
- Evaluate software, radio, and systems architectures, technical options, tradeoffs, and paths toward operationally relevant capabilities.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across software, hardware, and integrated system interfaces using development, test, and debugging tools.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, mechanical, field testing, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams.
- Communicate technical progress, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to team members, leadership, customers, and end users while providing technical leadership and mentoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 9 years of prior experience, graduate degree with 7 years of prior experience, or at least 13 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- Broad engineering knowledge spanning software, hardware, RF, electrical interfaces, digital design, embedded systems, and system integration.
- Working knowledge of software development, embedded and Linux-based environments, debugging, integration, and development using languages such as C, C++, Python, or Rust.
- Familiarity with radio architectures, tactical communications systems, waveforms, networking interfaces, and military or mission-focused communications applications.
- Experience with rapid prototyping, iterative development, risk reduction, fast-turn integration, trade studies, and engineering tradeoffs.
- Experience applying AI/ML tools and techniques to prototype enhancement, automation, model development, training, or decision support.
- Knowledge of networking concepts, protocols, IP-based systems, device configuration, 5G, and emerging communications technologies.
- Additional relevant experience may include FPGA or HDL development, microcontrollers, Linux kernel work, low-level communication interfaces, digital signal processing, test automation, or system bring-up and integration.
Benefits
- Health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
- The position is located in Rochester, New York, follows a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, and benefit options may vary by hire date, schedule type, and collective bargaining agreement.
About L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies designs and manufactures communications, sensors, avionics, and space systems for defense, intelligence, and commercial aerospace customers, primarily selling to the U.S. and allied governments. The public company (NYSE: LHX) is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, and was formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. Offerings range from tactical radios and electronic warfare to ISR payloads and mission software, plus integration and sustainment services.