Senior Embedded Real‑Time Software Engineer

L3Harris; Utah; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering in Salt Lake City to design, implement and test embedded real-time software for military communications systems. The role emphasizes lifecycle ownership, collaboration across engineering disciplines, and developing scalable solutions for multiple platforms.

You will work with RTOS-based embedded systems and contribute to proposals with estimates and risk analyses, while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with program goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Proficient with object oriented C++.
• Experience in embedded systems design, including use of an RTOS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to lifecycle of embedded real-time systems by designing, coding, testing, debugging, and updating developmental and fielded systems.
• Maintain and review requirements, design documentation and source code.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team.
• Contributes to the development of technical responses to RFPS by providing effort estimation and risk analysis.
• Works largely autonomously and mentors junior engineers.
• Ability to obtain and retain a security clearance is required.

Skills

Object-oriented C++

Embedded real-time

Linux

VxWorks

Windows

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/CE/EE

Graduate Degree

10 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

PCIe interfaces

1553

RS232

SPI

I2C

FPGAs

TCP/IP

CAN

Docker/Jenkins/Git

Google Test/Mock

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering in Salt Lake City to design, implement and test embedded real-time software for military communications systems. The role emphasizes lifecycle ownership, collaboration across engineering disciplines, and developing scalable solutions for multiple platforms.

You will work with RTOS-based embedded systems and contribute to proposals with estimates and risk analyses, while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with program goals.