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Specialist, Software Engineer

Salt Lake City, Utah

Job ID CS20221711-93662
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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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  • 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
    • 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees, effective October 24, 2022.

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 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Description:

Job Title: Specialist Software Engineer

Requisition ID: CS20221711-93662

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description:

The Protected Ad-hoc Networks (PAN) Software Engineering team focuses on emerging, advanced communication technology for next generation data links for use in a wide range of military communication applications. The PAN team is seeking a software engineer that has experience with Open Mission Systems/ Universal Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCI) implementations for integrating subsystems and services.

Position Responsibilities Include:

  • Develop software for embedded devices and systems from requirements to production
  • Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and formal testing
  • Contribute to software test plans, procedures, and other relevant technical documentation
  • Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team
  • Utilize a variety of software languages on Windows, Linux and embedded real time operating systems
  • Generate software bids/proposals in response to Government RFPs

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficiency with C++
  • 4+ years of experience developing software applications with an object-oriented programming language
  • Experience with high performance and multi-threaded programming
  • Demonstrates depth of knowledge in programming languages, compilers, and application execution
  • Demonstrated curiosity and ability to learn outside of core discipline
  • Experience integrating subsystems and services into mission packages using Open Mission Systems/ Universal Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCI)
  • Experience with Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture and implementation
  • Familiarity with Comms as a Service (CaaS) and Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP)
  • Familiarity with routing protocols such as OSPF or RIP
  • Experience with IPC messaging frameworks such as gRPC/protobuf and DDS
  • Experience with Docker and deploying software in a containerized environment
  • Experience with CMake/Make
  • Previous experience working with the DoD and an active Secret clearance
  • Experience with hands-on software development and troubleshooting on embedded targets
  • Experience in embedded systems design, including use of an RTOS
  • Working knowledge of signal processing, control systems, networking
  • Knowledge of protocols such as IP, UDP, TCP, IPSec etc.
  • Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment
  • Good customer interaction and relationship-building skills


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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