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Lead – Embedded Software Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

$132,000 - $245,000
Aug 18, 2025
Burlington, MA, USA
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L3Harris is seeking a Lead, Embedded Software Engineer to lead software architecture, design, coding, integration, and testing of Embedded Flight Software for space-based imaging payloads, and to develop and test algorithms, controls, and subsystems for complex aerospace applications.

Requirements

  • Experience in developing software in C, C++, Java, and Python.
  • Experience in Real-time Operating Systems: VxWorks, QNX, Linux, etc.
  • Experience with simulators: TSIM, SIMIC, MATLAB Simulink
  • Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, orchestration tools, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins) for infrastructure management and automation.
  • Experience with executing throughout the full System lifecycle including requirements flow down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off.
  • Experience in developing and leading the design and implementation of embedded software to support space-based imaging payloads.
  • Knowledge of Space Domain, Flight Software, Embedded Flight Systems, Payload Control.

Responsibilities

  • Lead embedded software teams to meet customer requirements within allocated cost/scope/schedule commitments.
  • Provide technical guidance to engineering team members, refine requirements, develop user stories and collaborate on designs.
  • Manage Agile software development projects through the engineering process reviews and process gates.
  • Assess engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
  • Lead and collaborate with engineers from various engineering disciplines to determine and develop functional and non-functional requirements of new and existing capabilities.
  • Understand architectural approaches for software design and implementation, including high-level product specifications and design documents.
  • Lead and support the development of all system documentation and deliverables to include, but not limited to, accreditation artifacts, certifications, and software source code.

Other

  • Lead embedded software teams to meet customer requirements within allocated cost/scope/schedule commitments.
  • Communicates withing and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts.
  • Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance.
  • Experience with cradle-to-grave design and cross-site/cross-functional project management.
  • Demonstrated experience with technical leadership, including working directly with Earned Value Management (EVM) financial reporting.