Specialist, Software Engineer 1

L3Harris; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Specialist, Software Engineering in Greenville, Texas to develop and sustain software for ISR programs. You’ll cover requirements, design, implementation, integration and test, coordinating with hardware teams and other engineers.

Candidates should expect to work under general supervision and may guide others. The role involves translating requirements into designs, maintaining software interfaces, executing tests, and communicating progress and risks to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 9 years of relevant experience or Graduate Degree with 7 years, or 13 years without a degree.
• Experience across software requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, and documentation through SDLC.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams under cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
• Aerospace/DoD programs, ISR systems, or active TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate software requirements into designs, implementation plans, and testable solutions.
• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain software applications and services for target systems.
• Define interfaces with hardware and other disciplines and evaluate performance.
• Develop and execute software test procedures and document results.
• Investigate defects, integration issues, and performance problems and implement fixes.
• Estimate scope and effort; track work against program objectives.
• Communicate decisions, progress, and risks to stakeholders including customers or vendors.

Skills

C/C++/Java

Embedded RTOS

Distributed systems

UI/Backend services

SQL/NoSQL

Automation testing

Version control

CI/CD

Secure coding

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Red Hat Linux

Windows Server

Real-time OS

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job ID: Req ID: 47185

Job Location: Greenville, Texas On-site

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Specialist, Software Engineering develops and sustains software for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs in Greenville, Texas. The role covers requirements, design, implementation, integration, and test, with particular attention to the interfaces between software, hardware, and the overall system. Working under general supervision, the engineer contributes to program cost, schedule, and technical commitments and may coordinate assigned work or guide other engineers.

Essential Functions:

• Translate software requirements into designs, implementation plans, and testable solutions.

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain software applications and services for target systems.

• Work with systems, hardware, and other engineering disciplines to define interfaces and evaluate operational performance.

• Develop and execute software test procedures; document results and maintain related technical records.

• Investigate software defects, integration issues, and performance problems, and implement appropriate fixes.

• Estimate and validate software scope and effort; track assigned work against program cost, schedule, and technical objectives.

• Communicate technical decisions, progress, and risks to engineering and program stakeholders, including customers or vendors when assigned.

• Recommend improvements to software and development practices; provide technical guidance and review others' work when assigned.

• Be able to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance following investigation.

  Qualifications:

• Requires comprehensive level knowledge of job area. May have in-depth knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Experience with software requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, and technical documentation across the software development life cycle.

• Experience contributing to software development with cross-functional engineering teams within program cost, schedule, and technical constraints.

  Preferred Additional Skills:

  Software development in C, C++, C#, Java, or Python, including work in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server, or real-time operating systems.

  Embedded or real-time software, hardware/software integration, and multithreaded or parallel programming.

  Distributed systems for command and control messaging, streaming audio, file transfer, or data dissemination, including network sockets or Protocol Buffers.

  User interfaces, web applications, backend services, scripting, and deployment in virtualized or containerized environments.

  Structured Query Language (SQL) or NoSQL database design and queries.

  Automated testing, version control, continuous integration and delivery, debugging tools, secure coding, or static analysis.

  Aerospace or Department of Defense (DoD) programs, deployed ISR systems, third-party software integration, or an active TS/SCI clearance.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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