Lead Software Engineer - Space Systems (On-Site, 9/80)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Space Systems team.

You will closely collaborate with a multidisciplinary group to design, develop, and maintain software for integration, test, verification, and operational readiness of deliverable products. The ideal candidate has extensive software engineering experience in mission-critical environments, is hands-on, and can drive the full lifecycle using C++, Python, XML across Windows and Linux,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• 1+ year of experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Python, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle to create software solutions used to integrate and test complex customer-deliverable hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to understand mission needs and define, document, and refine software requirements and designs.
• Design, implement, review, integrate, and test software using C++, C, XML, and Python across Windows and Linux platforms.
• Support hardware integration and test activities, including software troubleshooting, defect resolution, performance improvement, and technical problem-solving.
• Apply software engineering best practices and established DevOps processes to deliver efficient, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
• Leverage automation, reuse, and emerging AI-enabled development tools to improve productivity, quality, and long-term software reliability.

Skills

C++ programming

Python programming

Software engineering

DevOps practices

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Docker

Jenkins

CMake

Git

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Space Systems team.

You will closely collaborate with a multidisciplinary group to design, develop, and maintain software for integration, test, verification, and operational readiness of deliverable products. The ideal candidate has extensive software engineering experience in mission-critical environments, is hands-on, and can drive the full lifecycle using C++, Python, XML across Windows and Linux,