Lead Software Engineer
Nashville, Tennessee
Job ID 21197Overview
On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working in Software with L3Harris you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.
- Full Time
- Level: Experienced
- Location: On Site
-
Success Profile
What makes a successful Engineer at L3Harris?
Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Innovative
- Technical
- Influential
- Critical Thinker
- Analytical
- Detail Oriented
Quote
As a kid, I would watch a lot of space shuttle launches and build a million space-themed LEGO sets. Today, I’m part of a team supporting NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon and beyond. Building flawless solutions for the final frontier is a dream come true.
Associate, Structural Engineering
L3Harris Work Perks
-
Health
- Medical with High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as dental, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A healthcare concierge to help you navigate your benefits
- Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause and diabetes
-
Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility and family building
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance – $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Virtual tutoring, parenting support, pet insurance, and more
-
Well-Being
- Discretionary PTO policy (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day – wear what works for you at work
- Retirement plan with company match
- 9/80 work schedule available for most employees
Job Description
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Lead, Software Engineer
Requisition Number: 21197
Job Location: Nashville, TN
Schedule: 9/80 Reg
Clearance: Ability to Obtain a DoD Security Clearance
Job Summary:
Heavily contribute to planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support activities for custom software components and applications. Provide advanced technical, logical, and problem-solving expertise to help create innovative software solutions. May perform task management activities for other software engineers.
The Software Engineer, Lead Level is a seasoned professional and subject matter expert with comprehensive job area knowledge and in-depth knowledge of project management, managing large and complex projects and processes with minimal direction or oversight to achieve operational targets and goals with significant improvements on business and functional results.
Job Requirements:
- Interact directly with engineering team and program management staff to analyze requirements and provide insights and recommendations based on technical subject matter expertise
- Translate requirements into optimal technical designs
- Provide guidance to peers on their designs
- Provide coaching and training for software engineers
- Effectively present technical designs to software engineering, program management, and other team members
- Implement requirements into software components and applications according to technical design
- Unit and component test software components and applications to ensure quality of deliverables
- Provide direction, input and effort toward the technical verification of all technical, functional and corporate requirements prior to delivery of software components and applications
- Investigate and address technically difficult requirement violations in functional testing and production software as needed
- Track and report status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to software engineering team
- Help ensure team adherence to corporate processes and standards for all activities and deliverables during all phases of involvement in the software development life cycle
- Identify innovations and lessons learned within the software engineering team to maximize quality and productivity
- Expertly manage multiple task assignments and other corporate priorities
- Mentor all members of Scrum team as needed.
- Required to perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned
- Perform all job functions with a positive, professional attitude
Minimum Qualifications:
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and programming languages
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of object-oriented design/development in a real-time environment
- Comprehensive understanding of regulatory standards impact on software development
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of software unit, component, and integration testing
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of source code management and defect tracking
- Ability to effectively utilize both written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify complex problems and provide multiple solutions
- Ability to understand, create, and communicate complex design specifications
- Ability to quickly and effectively breakdown assignments into work tasks and provide effort and schedule estimates and successfully achieve them
- Ability to use judgment and logic in decision-making considering relative to costs and benefits of potential actions
- Ability to promote a corporate ethics and exhibit a spirit of teamwork and cooperation within the organization
- Understanding and ability to implement Agile and Scrum methodologies, valuing procedures principles.
- Ability to work in a team environment and highly effective at collaboration.
- Ability to work in Vrsion 1
- Experience with C# and Visual Studio required (Java experience a potential substitute)
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance, which requires US citizenship
Preferred Skills (beyond required):
- Ability to understand and utilize UML (Unified Modeling Language)
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to a changing environment.
- Strong presentation skills.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and work experience and a minimum of 9 years of progressively advanced real-time object oriented commercial or government software development experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related 9 years minimum progressively advanced real-time object oriented commercial or government software development experience
Physical Demands:
- Required to sit for long periods of time
- Infrequent light physical effort required
- Written and verbal communication
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse
- May require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane
- This is an on-site position
Personal Protective Equipment:
- As required by program needs
Work Environment:
- Work performed in an office environment with people close to each other
- Working with computers, and other computer components
- Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside of normal working hours (evenings and weekends)
#LI-KM1
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.