Essential Functions
Guide activities across requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Lead a software team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost, scope, and schedule.
Recognized as an internal expert and thought leader in embedded software development with broad experience across multiple job areas.
Works under consultative direction against annual goals to manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization.
Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts.
Interface with internal and external stakeholders for common understanding and coherent approaches.
Recommends tactics and strategies that directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results.
Participate in formal technical reviews such as requirements reviews, design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
Plan and organize software development, managing the project through engineering processes and gates.
Work closely with product, systems, hardware, cybersecurity, Quality Assurance, and program management teams.
Assess engineering issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals.
Communicate status, issues, milestones, and successes to leadership.
Contribute to requirements analysis, design, coding, unit and integration testing, and requirements verification.
Serve as the final escalation point for major software engineering challenges
Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 12 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior relevant engineering experience.
1+ years experience as a software lead
4+ years experience in embedded software development, system design, debugging, and integration on flight-like hardware.
5+ years experience working with RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, QNX, Embedded Linux) and simulators like TSIM, VxSIM, SIMIC, MATLAB Simulink.
7+ years experience in C/C++, and Python scripting languages.
Professional experience working in aerospace/space systems field.
Preferred Additional Skills
Active U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance
Expertise in developing and leading embedded software for space-based systems
Knowledge in space domain and applications.
Fundamental knowledge of computer architecture and networks.
Experience with modern software tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Confluence).
Experience with cost estimation and Basis of Estimate (BOE) authoring.
Demonstrated technical leadership with Earned Value Management (EVM) financial reporting.
Familiarity with Cyber compliance tools (e.g., Fortify Workbench, SonarQube).
Experience with DevOps practices, Jenkins, and continuous integration tools.
Familiarity with Versal, MicroBlaze, bare metal development, and kernel/device drivers.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the Greater Boston Area is $161,500 - $300,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. 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. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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