Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

Overview

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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.

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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:
Senior Specialist, Software Engineering
Job Code: 38008
Job Location:
Palm Bay, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80

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Harris is seeking a software engineer to design, build, integrate, test, and sustain mission-critical ground software using modern AI-assisted engineering workflows. This role supports mission-critical ground capabilities such as command and control, telemetry processing, mission planning, data distribution, automation, and operator-facing tools.

• Design and implement software for satellite ground systems, including command and control, telemetry and data processing, mission planning, automation, simulation, and operator-facing tools.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity in coding, integration, test generation, debugging, documentation, and code review.
• Validate all AI-generated output for correctness, security, maintainability, and mission suitability before integration.
• Develop secure, reliable, and maintainable software using modern engineering and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Integrate software with simulators, hardware interfaces, external services, databases, and mission support systems.
• Write automated unit, integration, and system tests, including negative and failure-mode scenarios.
• Support system architecture, interface definition, troubleshooting, integration issue resolution, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with mission operations, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and test teams to deliver operationally ready capabilities.
• Contribute to documentation including requirements traceability, interface control documentation, design artifacts, and user/developer guides.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, peer reviews, and continuous improvement of AI-assisted software delivery practices.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance

• Bachelor s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, troubleshooting, and designing maintainable systems.
• Experience working across requirements, implementation, integration, verification, and sustainment.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively while applying independent engineering judgment, review, and verification.
• Experience with APIs, distributed systems, messaging or data flows, simulator or hardware integration, and automated test.

• Experience building software on Linux-based environments.
• Experience with modern web applications and operator-facing tools.
• Experience with messaging systems, databases, authentication and authorization, and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with performance analysis, interface troubleshooting, and collaborative code review.
• Experience with secure coding, input validation, access control, logging, error handling, and operationally sensitive software environments.

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Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3

Harris 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.

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Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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