Scientist, Software Engineering
L3HARRIS Technologies
Palm Bay, FL · Posted September 25, 2026
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Job Title: Scientist, Software Engineering Job Code: 45099 Job Location: Palm Bay, FL Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking Embedded Software Engineers in Palm Bay, FL to work on a dynamic team supporting design, development, integration, and test of embedded computing systems in support of the F-15 Aviate Navigate Communicate (ANC) and Mission Processor (MP) development and EMD production programs. The L3Harris team is developing the most advanced and secure mission architecture. Will 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.
Essential Functions:
Software development
C/C++ Software Development using existing tools
Requirements, test, systems architecture, software architecture, and design
Testing tools may include test frameworks in Python
Software Coverage Tools
Development will support L3Harris mission systems integration architecture
Development will support customer deployments
No immediate travel expected but may require travel to customer site in St. Louis, MO, if in a software leadership role, to support program meetings
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
Active Secret US Security Clearance
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience with embedded security and encryption
The ability to understand and work with Network storage as well as an understanding of Gigabit Ethernet or InfiniBand.
A functioning knowledge of authentication schemes from Radius to LDAP.
Relevant integration and test experience on complex military systems.
Software leadership experience such as CSWE, IPTL, CAM experience Experience with Hardware and Software integration and test
DevSecOps and Test automation experience using Python or similar languages
8+ years of embedded development, Experience with APIs/BSPs/Drivers, OpenGL and/or Vulkan, health and status, Precision Time Protocol version 2 (PTPv2), H.264, ARINC-818
8 + years’ experience with C++ systems development with understanding of Software/Hardware co-design, distributed systems design, and software/computer architecture.
6 + years’ experience with avionics lifecycle execution.
5+ years’ experience with safety-critical software development / DO-178 B or above industry standards
Working knowledge of Bash/Python, Intel x86/ARM/FPGA/SoC, GPP, GPU, Embedded System Design, Release Engineering, Understanding of Change and Configuration Management, Debug/Trace Analysis, Real-time
Operating Systems like VxWorks/LynxOS/Integrity, SELinux, Software Integration, Test, and Verification/Validation
Full software development lifecycle experience including requirements flow-down and decomposition, allocation to design, translation to code, hw/sw integration, design verification/product qual, transition to production, fielded product support, including changes for component obsolescence.
Utilizing tools/processes to support a structured work flow (requirements management, configuration management, workflow and change control, etc).
Familiarity with Linux development environment and tools.
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