Embedded Real‑Time Software Engineer (Defense)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, is hiring a Specialist, Software Engineer to develop software for advanced tactical radio applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design hardware/software interfaces, and support the full software development life cycle for embedded, real-time control software.

The role requires proficiency in multiple languages (Python, Java, C, C++) and experience across Windows, Linux, and embedded RTOS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required with 4+ years of related experience; advanced degree plus 2 years.
• Experience with Python, Java, C, or C++.
• Unix/Linux environments including shell scripting.
• Experience with unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in software sustainment activities for a fielded communication system, addressing security findings and implementing improvements.
• Contribute to full software development lifecycle from design to automated testing.
• Collaborate with team to ensure system reliability, performance, and program compliance.
• Maintain documentation and technical artifacts per project standards.

Skills

Python

Java

C

C++

Unix/Linux

Unit and integration testing

CI/CD

Docker

FPGA

TypeScript

Hardware interfacing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Docker deployments

CI/CD pipelines

FPGA toolchain

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, is hiring a Specialist, Software Engineer to develop software for advanced tactical radio applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design hardware/software interfaces, and support the full software development life cycle for embedded, real-time control software.

The role requires proficiency in multiple languages (Python, Java, C, C++) and experience across Windows, Linux, and embedded RTOS.