Software Engineer - Embedded/Cloud, Secret Clearance

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist, Software Engineering in San Diego, CA.

You will contribute across embedded, application, and cloud environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions for space, airborne, and defense missions. The role emphasizes full software lifecycle work, from requirements to deployment, with a 9/80 schedule and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 years prior experience, Graduate Degree with 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system and software requirements, develop use cases, and translate them into architecture, design, and implementation tasks.
• Design, implement, integrate, and test software components.
• Develop and maintain software in C++ using memory management, bit-level data manipulation, and hardware-adjacent integration.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects or system integration issues, including support for deployed operational systems.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional engineering teams to clarify requirements, support operations, and identify technical improvements.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, participate in design/code reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes.
• Travel up to 10%.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Skills

Object oriented design

Multithreading

Concurrency models

Synchronization

RTOS

Simulators

C/C++

Python

Scripting

Embedded controllers

Serial communications

Distributed messaging

Java

Rust

Cloud and AI

Defense systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

RTOS (FreeRTOS, Linux)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist, Software Engineering in San Diego, CA.

You will contribute across embedded, application, and cloud environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions for space, airborne, and defense missions. The role emphasizes full software lifecycle work, from requirements to deployment, with a 9/80 schedule and up to 10% travel.