Software Specialist I

Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. 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 Title: Specialist, Software Engineer (Embedded Software) Job Location: Herndon, VA (On-site) Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.About L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems is seeking a Software Engineer. Responsibilities include the translation of requirements into working and maintainable solutions for our C5 and Cyber Solution Centers. The selected candidate will be working as a key team member on a Scrum team and will be instrumental in setting our direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development.Support the engineering team members as a subject matter expert in embedded software application development, through guidance and direction to one or more software engineers. Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target hardware. 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 Support and participate in all phases of the software. development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test. 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. Utilize a variety of software languages (primarily C/C++ and Python), implementing software for embedded real time operating systems.Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance. ~ Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience in Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. 3+ years of experience developing applications on simulated and target hardware. ~ Object-oriented design and implementation experience, with exposure to software modeling and UML tools such as IBM Rhapsody or MagicDraw/Cameo. Experience with Modern C++ techniques. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. 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. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster inEnglishorSpanish. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here forEnglishorSpanish.

Created: 2026-04-30