Lead Software Engineer - Maritime Sonar Systems(Minimum $10k Sign-On Bonus) (CAMDEN)

L3Harris 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. L3Harris 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.

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: Lead Software Engineer - Maritime Sonar Systems

Job Code: 42916

Job Location: Camden, NJ

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off)

Qualified candidates will receive a minimum sign-on bonus of $10,000. Qualified candidates with additional credentials may be eligible for higher sign-on bonuses.   

Based in the historic L3Harris Camden Waterfront Campus!

Job Description:

In a fast moving and increasingly complex world, L3Harris is anticipating and rapidly responding to challenges with agile technology – creating a safer and more secure future. Join our trailblazing team in the Philadelphia metro area, where you'll dive into the thrilling world of high-assurance encryption products.

We are seeking a proven software engineering leader to drive adoption and disciplined execution of agile software engineering practices across teams. This role will help shape the software engineering approach within our encryption business, advise engineering leadership on best practices, and partner with programs to improve efficiency, consistency, and execution of software development.

• Build an engineering pipeline to facilitate efficient, traceable, low defect, high quality software development in our encryption business and beyond.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve software engineering processes, practices, standards, tools, and governance across multiple encryption programs and teams.
• Advise engineering and business leadership on software engineering strategy, process maturity, organizational capability, and execution improvement opportunities.
• Provide guidance and oversight to software teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate current software engineering performance across programs, identify systemic gaps and risks, and lead actions to improve effectiveness, quality, and predictability.
• Review and influence software development plans, technical approaches, cost and schedule estimates, proposals, and program startup activities to ensure alignment with software engineering best practices.
• Use data-driven analysis to assess software engineering health, monitor organizational performance, and recommend and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the software engineering discipline.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• Broad and progressive software engineering experience, including significant leadership responsibility across multiple teams, programs, or organizational units.
• Proven ability to influence senior engineering, program, and business leaders and drive change across functional and program boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of the full software development lifecycle, including requirements capture, software architecture, design, coding, integration, test, release, and sustainment.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.