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Specialist, Software Engineer

L3HARRIS Technologies

Nashville, TN · Posted October 22, 2026

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About the job

Job Title: Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Code: 46235

Job Location: Nashville, TN

Job Schedule: 9/80 employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Software Engineer, Specialist Level is an intermediate career-level professional with proficient job area knowledge and practical experience of process execution under general supervision to achieve operational targets with moderate impact on departmental results.

Software Engineers produce unique, impactful software solutions that enhance mission capabilities for our customers while working collaboratively within a SCRUM engineering team. Job duties require contribution at each phase of the AGILE software development process, including planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support activities for custom software components and applications.

Essential Functions:

Interact directly with engineering team and program management staff to analyze and understand requirements

Translate requirements into appropriate technical designs.

Effectively present and review technical designs with team members.

Implement requirements into software components and applications.

Provide technical verification of all technical, functional and corporate requirements prior to delivery of software components and applications.

Investigate and address requirement violations in software systems as needed.

Track and report status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to software engineering team.

Adhere to corporate processes and standards for all activities and deliverables.

Perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Perform all job functions with a positive, professional attitude.

Qualifications:

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

Degrees in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics.

4 years experience of progressively advanced commercial or government software development experience

4 years experience C# and Visual Studio required (Java experience a potential substitute)

4 years experience with relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and programming languages

Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

Ability to identify complex problems and provide multiple solutions

Ability to understand, create, and communicate complex design specifications

Experience with WPF/XAML

A basic understanding of SOLID principles

Ability to utilize design patterns as appropriate

Basic understanding of UML (Unified Modeling Language)

Azure DevOps source control (GIT)

Experience with multithreaded application development

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