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Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

L3HARRIS Technologies

Rochester, NY · Posted October 26, 2026

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Code: 46022

Job Location: Rochester NY or Plano TX

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 to work on a dynamic team to design, develop, integrate, and test embedded controls for Airborne Imaging systems. They will work in a cross-functional team to develop, test & produce EO/IR solutions.

Candidate 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:

Design, develop, implement and test sensor control software

Utilize published OMS, UCI, XML Schema, reference designs & other standards for product development

Utilize MS Visual Studio, QNX, Linux, & XMLSpy development tools

Perform debugging and unit testing of software products

Perform system modeling, simulation and analysis on complex software

Conduct independent technical investigations of considerable complexity to improve system performance or solve difficult system requirements issues

Coordinate with other functional engineers to develop and test products; resolve compatibility and interface problems with other subsystems

Interface with other departments to participate in specification, design, code, and test reviews

Follow internal process to ensure proper conformance to established policies and procedures

Provide timely production support and problem resolution

Produce timely status reports and projections

Prioritize and manage multiple projects within design specifications and budget restrictions

Review literature and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects

Evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field) and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

Experience interacting with software development throughout the design cycle including major design reviews and architecture reviews.

Experience with Hardware and Software integration and test; Experience with embedded development

DevSecOps and Test automation experience using Python or similar languages

Experience with APIs/BSPs/Drivers, OpenGL, health and status; Programming for Linux, Windows & QNX operating systems

Experience with C++ systems development with understanding of Software/Hardware co-design, distributed systems design, and software/computer architecture.

Experience with avionics lifecycle execution.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Control system modeling using Matlab/Simulink

Experience with embedded security and encryption

Video transport and encoding (GigE Vision, H.264/265, MISB and SMPTE standards)

Video processing algorithms

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment

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

Ability to work well across multiple engineering disciplines

The ability to understand and work with Network storage as well as an understanding of Gigabit Ethernet or InfiniBand.