Lead Software Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Software Engineering 

Job Code: 46843

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL or Rochester, NY

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

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a well-rounded software engineer to design, build, integrate, test, and sustain mission-critical ground software using modern AI-assisted engineering workflows. This role supports mission-critical ground capabilities such as command and control, telemetry processing, mission planning, data distribution, automation, and operator-facing tools.

This position is located in Palm Bay, FL: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/florida or Rochester, NY: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/new-york

Essential Functions:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum 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
• Design and implement software for satellite ground systems, including command and control, telemetry and data processing, mission planning, automation, simulation, and operator-facing tools.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity in coding, integration, test generation, debugging, documentation, and code review.
• Validate all AI-generated output for correctness, security, maintainability, and mission suitability before integration.
• Develop secure, reliable, and maintainable software using modern engineering and DevSecOps practices.
• Integrate software with simulators, hardware interfaces, external services, databases, and mission support systems.
• Write automated unit, integration, and system tests, including negative and failure-mode scenarios.
• Support system architecture, interface definition, troubleshooting, integration issue resolution, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with mission operations, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and test teams to deliver operationally ready capabilities.
• Contribute to documentation including requirements traceability, interface control documentation, design artifacts, and user/developer guides.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, peer reviews, and continuous improvement of AI-assisted software delivery practices.
• Travel up to 10%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum 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
• Top Secret security clearance
• Experience with software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, troubleshooting, and designing maintainable systems.
• Experience building or sustaining software in Linux and containerized development environments.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools
• Experience with APIs, distributed systems, messaging or data flows, simulator or hardware integration, and automated test.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience building software on Linux-based environments.
• Experience with modern web applications and operator-facing tools.
• Experience with messaging systems, databases, authentication and authorization, and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with performance analysis, interface troubleshooting, and collaborative code review.
• Experience with secure coding, input validation, access control, logging, error handling, and operationally sensitive software environments.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $117,000 - $218,000. 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.

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