Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Real-Time Defense

Jobtome; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Senior Associate, Software Engineering in Salt Lake City to architect mission-critical software for defense systems. You will work on embedded real-time software across VxWorks and Linux, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet performance requirements and system interfaces.

The role emphasizes object-oriented design, multi-threaded programming, and strong problem-solving skills to support national security missions. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, or related field.
• 3–4 years of professional software development experience using object-oriented methodologies.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect next-generation, mission-critical software infrastructure.
• Develop embedded real-time software for VxWorks/Linux.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define performance requirements and interfaces.
• Participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including design, implementation, integration and testing.
• Contribute to software test plans and documentation.

Skills

C++

Multi-threaded programming

Embedded development

RTOS knowledge

Windows/Linux development

DoD experience

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS

Tools

VxWorks

Linux

Windows

Job description

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Senior Associate, Software Engineering in Salt Lake City to architect mission-critical software for defense systems. You will work on embedded real-time software across VxWorks and Linux, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet performance requirements and system interfaces.

The role emphasizes object-oriented design, multi-threaded programming, and strong problem-solving skills to support national security missions. U.S.