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Job Title:  Scientist, Chief Embedded Software Engineer 

Job Code: 24741

Job Location:Palm Bay, FL

Job Description:

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems is seeking a Space Vehicle Software Engineer for our Palm Bay, FL location.  As part of our team of experts, you will lead a software team of approximately ten engineers for a space development program.  You will contribute to the complete life cycle of the software and interact with key stakeholders within other disciplines and the customer team.  You should be comfortable working in a dynamic team environment, contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating technical/leadership competence, and attention to detail.  Our missions support scientific research, national security, and commercial opportunities.  We are looking for someone to establish their technical expertise, and innovation to positively impact our mission.

Essential Functions:

• Successfully lead a software team of ten or more to meet customer requirements within allocated cost/scope/schedule commitments.  Provide technical guidance to engineering team members, refine requirements, develop user stories, and collaborate on designs.  Interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure common understanding and coherent approach.
• Participate in formal technical reviews including but not limited to software and system level requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
• Collaborate with and lead other engineers to plan and organize the development of our solutions.
• Manage software development projects through the engineering process reviews and process gates.  Assesses engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Communicate with leadership on status, issues, milestones, and successes.
• Top Secret or TS/SCI Clearance required.  In order to obtain a security clearance, you must meet certain eligibility requirements, including proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Utslizes Strong technical skillset, able to contribute to requirements analysis, design, code and unit test, integration and test, and requirements sell off

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a minimum 12 years software experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of software experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of software experience.
• Experience as software lead on a significant program.
• Experience with embedded software,  requirements analysis, design, code and unit test, integration and test, and requirements sell off.
• Program execution within space domain.
• Top Secret  or TS/SCI Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Background in developing and maintaining satellites and ground segments.
• Knowledge in space domain and applications.
• Fundamental knowledge of computer architecture and networks.
• 10+ years of experience in software development (knowledge of Java, C/C++, Python, DevOps, Agile).
• Experience with modern software tools including Jira, Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, and Confluence.
• Experience in Real-Time Operating Systems.
• Excellent ability to analyze problems and to focus and drive down to the root cause of problems quickly.
• Experience with cost estimation and Basis of Estimate (BOE) authoring.

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