Software Engineer (Applications)
Bristol, United Kingdom; Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom; Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
Job ID 14646Overview
On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working in Software with L3Harris you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.
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Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Innovative
- Technical
- Influential
- Critical Thinker
- Analytical
- Detail Oriented
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I love my job because every day there’s a new problem to tackle, a new skill to learn and an awesome team that has my back.
Heather S., Engineer
L3Harris Work Perks
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Health
- Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
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Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility treatment
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Pet insurance
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Well-Being
- No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
- Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
- Discount platform
Job Description
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Job Title – Software Engineer (Applications)
Job Location – Bristol, UK
Please note, we do require you to be on-site 60% of the time across the month (up to 3 days per week on average)
Job ID – 14646
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.
L3Harris in Bristol/Burgess Hill/Barrow provides enduring, robust and cutting-edge Integrated Platform Management Systems (IPMS) for the UK Royal Navy sub-surface and surface fleets, notably current Astute submarine and Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, in-build Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.
The successful applicant will receive exposure and experience working on large scale projects with opportunities to advance their career in the field of software engineering. The applicant shall have worked in a professional engineering environment, be familiar with engineering processes and possess a strong appreciation of software development.
Please note, this is not a software coding type of role.
A few of our employee benefits are:
- Hybrid working where possible – We do require you to be on-site 60% of the time across the month (up to 3 days per week on average)
- Half day finish on a Friday
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
- Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
- Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
What the role will involve
Working within the Agile development, the key responsibilities of the role are shown below:
- Creating software designs using IBM Rhapsody (SysML) for various MCAS, PPMS, ship subsystems on the Integrated Platform Management Systems
- Produce and maintain software documentation ensuring full traceability of the software throughout the lifecycle
- Maintain and develop internal tools written in Python
- Reviewing and analysing requirements and modifying the functional specifications adhering to company process and procedure
- Creating test scripts for system integration and validation
- Producing system design, system test reports and configuration records
- Conducting investigations into change requests and resolving software development issues
- Analysing work packages, estimating hours and identifying milestone dates
- Leading sprint planning and sprint retrospectives on occasion
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
- Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 5 years of prior related experience.
- Familiarity with software programming – Python would be advantageous
- Eagerness to learn and interest in all aspects of automation system development
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent PC skills for documents, spreadsheets and databases
Important to know
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.
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