Maritime C++ Software Engineer; Hybrid

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Job Title – C++ Software Engineer

Job Location – Portchester, UK

Job  – 44403

About this opportunity and L3

Harris UK

Operating at 10 sites in the United Kingdom, L3

Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

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Harris in Portchester is part of our Maritime UK business - a leading global supplier of integrated marine control systems and simulation products for warships, submarines and high-end commercial marine vessels worldwide. Our Maritime UK business has 4 UK locations and together we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.

Join our Maritime Global Systems team and play a key role in delivering next-generation digital maritime solutions across vessels and offshore assets worldwide. We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer with experience in C++ development and exposure to Ruby to join our growing ASV Software Engineering team. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, development, integration, and sustainment of software solutions supporting maritime autonomy, collision avoidance systems, and other mission-critical applications.

Working within a collaborative Agile environment, the role will support both current programmes and future technology development initiatives, including IRAD activities and customer-funded projects. The position offers the opportunity to work across the full software lifecycle while contributing to innovative maritime technologies.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week
• Flexible or part-time working arrangements considered upon request
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Design, develop and maintain software applications using C++ and Ruby.
• Support Collision Avoidance (CA), autonomy and other maritime software development activities.
• Contribute to software architecture, implementation, integration, testing and sustainment activities.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, UX designers, QA engineers and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Participate in Agile software development processes, including sprint planning, reviews and…