Senior Specialist, Software Engineering
L3HARRIS Technologies
Rochester, NY · Posted October 26, 2026
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About the job
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.