L3Harris Technologies

Lead, Embedded Software Engineer – Optical Space Payloads

L3Harris Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: WilmingtonMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $135,000 - $250,500 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead the design and implementation of real-time embedded flight software for space-based imaging payloads.
  • Integrate and test embedded flight systems at the software/hardware level.
  • Understand and apply architectural approaches for software design and implementation.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to plan and develop solutions.
  • Involve in all aspects of software development including design, documentation, testing, code reviews, and mission integration.
  • Support development of test plans, procedures, traceability, reports, flow, and test case design and implementation.
  • Contribute to requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, integration, and requirements verification.
  • Create state charts, sequence diagrams, and other UML artifacts.
  • Follow standard software development processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 9+ years of relevant experience; OR Graduate Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience; OR 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience in embedded software development, system design, debugging, and integration on aerospace applications
  • Experience with RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RTLinux, QNX), simulators (TSIM, VxSIM, SIMIC, MATLAB Simulink), and programming languages (C/C++, Python, scripting).
  • Experience with embedded command and control of mechanisms (e.g., shutters, motors, gimbals), embedded controllers (e.g., PIC, STM, TMS), serial communications (e.g., CAN, TCP/IP, RS422), and distributed messaging (TCP/UDP).
  • Expertise in full System lifecycle including requirements flow down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off.
Benefits
  • Health and disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • EAP
  • Education assistance
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Company-paid holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded software developmentsystem designdebuggingintegrationRTOSC/C++PythonUMLrequirements analysistest case design
Soft Skills
collaborationplanningdocumentationcode reviewscommunication