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Lead, Software Engineer - Embedded Software - RUST

Job in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22070, USA
Listing for: L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-23
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, C++ Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 135000 - 230000 USD Yearly USD 135000.00 230000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

L3

Harris 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. L3

Harris 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.

L3

Harris 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 Title:

Lead, Software Engineer (Embedded Software Applications - RUST) Job Code : 46505

Job Location:

Herndon, VA (on-site)

Schedule:

9/80 Regular Schedule (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)

Job Description:

L3

Harris is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead with proven background leading software application development execution on mission-critical systems. Responsibilities include guiding adoption of RUST throughout the development, managing integration or conversion of legacy software to RUST, providing best practices and architectural guidance for memory-safe usage of RUST, developing best practices and implementation guidance, and the translation of requirements into working and maintainable solutions.

The selected candidate will apply technical proficiency across various stages of our SDLC, gather requirements, and work closely with stakeholders to prioritize and scope tasks, and will be a key team member on a Scrum team and will be instrumental in setting our direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development.

Essential Functions:
  • Support the engineering team members in embedded software application development specifically with RUST.
  • Lead the adoption and deployment of RUST and associated techniques, idioms, design patterns, and tooling throughout multiple product lines.
  • Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target platform.
  • Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces, and operational performance requirements, and design of the overall system.
  • Lead software development in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, software integration, and formal test.
  • Investigate root causes of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team.
  • Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation.
  • Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, prototype, and evaluate results.
  • Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects.
  • Utilize a variety of software languages (primarily RUST, C/C++, and Python developing code for embedded real time operating systems (VxWorks, Linux, Integrity)).
  • Serve as the technical mentor and reviewer for more junior engineers.
  • Ability to travel < 10% to another L3

    Harris location for onboarding, integration, or scrum.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or related field and a minimum of 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.
  • At least 2 years of experience leading software development teams.
  • At least 5 years of experience with…
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