Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Title: Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Code: 46182
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our Space Systems team. In this role, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of software solutions that support the strategic objectives of the organization. This is a hands-on, on-site position that involves close collaboration with a dynamic, multidisciplinary engineering team to design, develop, and maintain software used for the integration, test, verification, and operational readiness of deliverable products.

Essential Functions:

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle to create software solutions used to integrate and test complex customer-deliverable hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to understand mission needs and define, document, and refine software requirements and designs.
• Design, implement, review, integrate, and test software using a variety of programming languages, including C++, C, XML, and Python, across Windows and Linux platforms.
• Support hardware integration and test activities, including software troubleshooting, defect resolution, performance improvement, and technical problem-solving.
• Apply software engineering best practices and established DevOps processes to deliver efficient, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
• Leverage automation, reuse, and emerging AI-enabled development tools to improve productivity, quality, and long-term software reliability.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required for this position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years prior related experience.

• Experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Python, or similar.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience in software integration and test, with strong software development and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) or similar configuration management and defect-tracking tools.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum practices, team facilitation, and backlog management.
• Experience with DevOps tools and technologies for virtualization and automation (e.g. Docker, Jenkins, CMake, git/Bitbucket, Artifactory).
• Experience with object-oriented software architecture and design.
• Experience using AI-assisted and agentic software development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or similar) to improve software design, implementation, debugging, testing, code review, and engineering productivity.
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL, POSTGRES, Elasticsearch or equivalent database infrastructures.
• Experience with drivers/hardware interfaces including PCIe, 1553, RS232, FPGAs, and other unique hardware.
• Experience with UML diagrams such as class diagrams, component diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc.
• Experience with space hardware test methodologies and operations.

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