Lead Embedded Software Engineer – AI & RTOS

Jobtome; Town of Chili (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Level 5) to join the devices team in Rochester, NY or Lynchburg, VA to develop next-generation radio platform software. This role blends embedded real-time software engineering with AI-driven development in an Agile environment.

Ideal candidates master embedded Linux and Android, will lead architecture design, drive AI integration, and ensure real-time performance for tactical communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant experience or graduate degree with 7+ years.
• In lieu of a degree, 13+ years of related experience accepted.
• Expert-level C/C++ for RTOS and embedded environments; strong Linux/Android experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design for embedded tactical software platforms.
• Pioneer AI-driven development and integrate AI tools into SDLC.
• Develop and maintain embedded OS software (Linux/Android).
• Provide technical leadership and foster Agile collaboration.
• Ensure real-time performance for safety and reliability.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded/Linux

RTOS development

Lead / mentoring

CI/CD / DevOps

AI tooling

Android

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

JTAG

U-Boot

Linux kernel

AOSP

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Level 5) to join the devices team in Rochester, NY or Lynchburg, VA to develop next-generation radio platform software. This role blends embedded real-time software engineering with AI-driven development in an Agile environment.

Ideal candidates master embedded Linux and Android, will lead architecture design, drive AI integration, and ensure real-time performance for tactical communications.