L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Senior Specialist - Software Engineering

Embedded EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeSalt Lake City, UT, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Embedded software engineering experience.
Experience configuring and patching U-Boot and Linux for an embedded system.
Experience configuring the root file system for an embedded system.
Knowledge of Linux device trees and the Linux boot process on an embedded system.
Experience with BASH scripting and significant C++ experience.
A bachelor's degree and at least six years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least four years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least ten years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

Support existing, new, and next-generation military communications applications.
Provide responses to bids and proposals, derive software requirements, create designs, add features to current designs, and develop applications that implement the requirements.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with PetaLinux.
Experience with Yocto.
Experience with VxWorks.
Linux driver development experience.
Experience with Buildroot.
Experience with jffs2, UBI, and ubifs.
Experience with BusyBox.
Board bring-up and JTAG experience.
Experience debugging hardware.
Design and implement software for embedded devices from requirements through production using C and C++ in a cross-compiled environment.
Assess third-party and open-source software license documentation.
Familiarity with code revision management tools such as Git, Bitbucket, and ClearCase.
DoD Secret security clearance or qualification to obtain one.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

Job ID: Req ID 46273

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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

Job Description:

Embedded Board Support Package (BSP) Software Engineer - C++ with a background and experience in embedded real-time software development. This position requires an individual to support existing, new and next generation military communications applications. An engineer in this position is responsible for providing responses to bid and proposals, deriving software requirements, creating designs and adding features to current designs and developing applications implementing these requirements.

Essential Functions:

Embedded software engineering experience
Configuring and patching U-boot and Linux for an embedded system
Configuring the root file system for an embedded system
Linux device trees
Linux boot process on an embedded system
BASH scripting
Significant C++ experience

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 Skills:

PetaLinux Experience
Yocto Experience
VxWorks Experience
Linux driver development
Buildroot Experience
jffs2, UBI, and ubifs Experience
Busybox Experience
Board bring-up / JTAG Experience
Experience debugging hardware
Design and implement software for embedded devices from requirements to production using C and C++ in a cross compiled environment
Assess third party and open source software license documentation
Familiarity with code revision management tools such as Git/Bitbucket/Clearcase.
DoD SECRET security clearance or be qualified to obtain one

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About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Melbourne, FL
Founded: 1895

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