Senior Specialist, Software Engineering
Listed on 2026-02-01
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Software Development
Embedded Software Engineer
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. 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: Senior Specialist, Software Engineering
Job Code: 33516
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
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Harris is seeking Embedded Software Engineers in Palm Bay, FL to work on a dynamic team supporting design, development, integration, and test of embedded computing systems in support of the F-15 Aviate Navigate Communicate (ANC) and Mission Processor (MP) development and EMD production programs. The L3
Harris team is developing the most advanced and secure mission architecture.
Will work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
Essential Functions:
- Software development
- C/C++ Software Development using existing tools
- Requirements, test, systems architecture, software architecture, and design
- Testing tools may include test frameworks in Python
- Software Coverage Tools
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Harris mission systems integration architecture - Development will support customer deployments
- No immediate travel expected but may require travel to customer site in St. Louis, MO, if in a software leadership role, to support program meetings
- Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Minimum requirement:
Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field) and a minimum of 6 years of related experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Software leadership experience such as CSWE, IPTL, CAM experience
- Experience with embedded security and encryption
- Knowledge of safety-critical software development / DO-178 B or above industry standards
- Experience on complex systems with a focus on mission computing, memory systems, and/or displays
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment
- Working knowledge of Bash/Python, Intel x86/ARM/FPGA/SoC, GPP, GPU, Embedded System Design, Release Engineering, Understanding of Change and Configuration Management, Debug/Trace Analysis, Real-time Operating Systems like VxWorks/LynxOS/Integrity, SELinux, Software Integration, Test, and Verification/Validation
- Ability to work well across multiple engineering disciplines
- Understanding of Network storage and Gigabit Ethernet or Infini Band
- Knowledge of authentication schemes from Radius to LDAP
- Secret US Security Clearance
- Experience interacting with software development throughout the design cycle including major design reviews and architecture reviews
- Experience with Hardware and Software integration and test
- Dev Sec Ops and Test automation experience using Python or similar languages
- 5+ years of embedded development
- Experience with APIs/BSPs/Drivers, OpenGL, health and status
- 5+ years’ experience with C++ systems development with understanding of Software/Hardware co-design, distributed systems design, and software/computer architecture
- 5+ years’ experience with avionics lifecycle execution
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Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3
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