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Graduate Software Engineer

Tewkesbury, United Kingdom

Job ID 16427
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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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Success Profile

What makes a successful Engineer at L3Harris?
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

  • 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 the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

L3Harris

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 defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue, 50,000 employees and customers in more than 130 countries. L3Harris.com

L3Harris has employees in a number of different countries across the world. We are providing opportunities to work on challenging and stimulating projects, together with purposeful career development, a great working environment and competitive total reward offerings to ensure that we are able to attract the best talent who can enjoy rewarding careers with L3Harris.

Your new role:

We are looking for Graduate Software Engineers to join our growing software team working on next generation Cyber Security and Electronic Warfare technology. 

You will be an integral part of a team involved in the design, development and verification of complete systems evolving from our flagship CATAPAN and Corvus product families.

In addition there will be opportunities to join focused and fully funded research & development projects, to investigate cutting edge technologies and enable us to stay one step ahead.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Work with your project Technical Lead to plan out your work (typically we work in Agile Sprints)
  • Code from existing designs (to begin with) and progress to design and implementation
  • Learn about our product architectures to build your understanding to apply your own ideas
  • Manage your own time and workload
  • Stay up to date with new technologies, methods and languages using both the L3Harris online resources and publicly available resources

What you’ll bring:

  • 2:1 or above in Computer Science/Software Engineering (or similar) or equivalent qualification and experience (e.g. Apprenticeship)
  • Solid embedded C++ code development & review experience
  • Solid experience of object orientated design and implementation principles
  • Linux application and/or driver development experience
  • Ability to create proficient designs and implement them
  • Experience of using project source control tools
  • Appreciation of Continuous Integration and DevOps tools such as GitLab/Jenkins
  • Experience of any of C / Python / Rust / C# / JavaScript / TypeScript / Angular / React desirable
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a self-starter - able to work as part of a team as well as using your own initiative
  • Willingness to learn and tenacious approach to problem solving
  • A demonstrable passion for technology keeping up to date with latest innovations

Training & support:

To help you make the most of your time with L3Harris, you’ll be supported by;

  • A full induction
  • A line manager, early careers manager, mentor and buddy
  • You will receive on the job training and have access to a wealth of online resources to support your personal and professional development
  • Access to join our Employee Resource Groups to broaden your network
  • We also provide mental health and wellbeing schemes

Additional benefits:

At L3Harris, we value and appreciate everything our people do for us and offer a really attractive package. A few of our benefits are:

  • Full reimbursement of professional membership cost
  • Flexible working hours, with at least 65% of your time spent on site
  • 12pm finish on a Friday
  • 25 days holiday per year, increasing with long service
  • Private medical insurance and a health care cash plan
  • Cycle-to-work scheme

Additional Information

  • Deadline for applications is 10th November 2024
  • You will be notified if you have been shortlisted for interview on 18th November 2024
  • Assessment Centres will be held on 28th November 2024 and the 3rd December 2024

Important to know

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance relevant to the country of the position. 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.

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, colour, 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.

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