Lead Embedded Software Engineer – Space Optics Payloads

L3Harris Technologies

Wilmington (MA)

On-site

USD 135,000 - 251,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $30K

Relocation assistance

9/80 schedule

Job summary

L3Harris Space and Mission Systems seeks a Lead, Embedded Software Engineer for Wilmington, MA to design, develop, and implement real-time embedded flight software for space-based imaging payloads. You will guide the full software lifecycle from development to testing and mission integration.

Requires strong RTOS and C/C++ skills; relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus up to $30K are available. U.S. security clearance eligibility is required; 9/80 schedule offered.

Qualifications

Embedded software development, system design, debugging and integration for aerospace applications.
Experience with RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RTLinux, QNX) and simulators (MATLAB/Simulink).
Proficiency in C/C++, Python and scripting for flight software.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of real-time embedded flight software for space-based imaging payloads.
Integrate and test embedded flight systems at software/hardware level.
Develop and review software artifacts, including documentation and test plans.

Skills

Embedded software development

Real-time systems

C/C++ programming

Python

Debugging & integration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Graduate Degree (related field)

Tools

VxWorks

FreeRTOS

RTLinux

QNX

MATLAB/Simulink

MBSE (Cameo)

Job description

Requires strong RTOS and C/C++ skills; relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus up to $30K are available. U.S. security clearance eligibility is required; 9/80 schedule offered.

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