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Specialist, Software Engineering

Melbourne, Florida

Job ID 14936
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Overview

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.

  • Full Time
  • Level: Experienced
  • Location: On Site
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  • 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.

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L3Harris Work Perks

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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: Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Location: Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL 

Job Code: 14936

Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist, Software Engineer with a desire to work in a cooperative team environment with cross functional teams to develop and verify embedded software applications through the entire software development life cycle. This position will utilize a strong base of engineering principles, theories and techniques and a passion for relevant new technologies. You and your team will be involved in every stage of the software development lifecycle, which encompasses refining specifications, implementing software, integration, debugging, and comprehensive documentation. This role involves working with Java, C#, and C++ in an object-oriented, multi-threaded environment, developing for emulators for embedded real-time systems, utilizing unit test frameworks, and employing software development tools.

Essential Functions:

  • Design, document, develop, integrate, and test software for applications primarily using Java in accordance with the Software Development Process and coding standards and guidelines
  • Develop controller emulator and associated GUIs
  • Peer review software efforts including requirements development, software design/code reviews, algorithm architecture alignment reviews and software performance metrics
  • Spearhead integration efforts/Bug fixes
  • Advocate for Software in estimating efforts for programs’ basis of estimate (BOE) and executing awarded contracts
  • Negotiate and provide program guidance on Software project schedule, financial and technical goals as assigned
  • Ability to troubleshoot problems and perform root cause analysis.
  • Utilize software engineering principles, processes, and industry best practices with the ability to apply them in daily work.
  • Interact with Systems and cross functional teams on specifications/requirements in a collaborative team environment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with program team and stakeholders with regards to status, milestones, and risks.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence).
  • Experience with C++
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum Development
  • Experience with DevOps development pipeline
  • Experience with network programming / Wireshark
  • 4+ years of experience in object-oriented programming, Java, C++, C#
  • Experience generating and reviewing Software documentation
  • Experience in multi-threaded development

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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