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L3Harris Technologies · 2 days ago

Sr. Specialist Software Engineer (Rust)

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry, delivering end-to-end technology solutions for national security. The Sr. Specialist Software Engineer will guide the adoption of RUST in embedded development, manage legacy software integration, and provide architectural guidance to develop mission-critical systems.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Ingrid Kirchmaier

Responsibilities

Support the engineering team members in embedded software application development specifically with RUST

Lead the adoption and deployment of RUST and associated techniques, idioms, design patterns, and tooling throughout multiple product lines

Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target hardware

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

Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test

Investigate root causes of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team

Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation

Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, prototype, and evaluate results

Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects

Utilize a variety of software languages (primarily RUST, C/C++, and Python developing code for embedded real time operating systems (VxWorks, Linux, Integrity))

Serve as the technical mentor and reviewer for more junior engineers

Travel >30% to another L3Harris location for onboarding, integration or scrum

Qualification

RustC/C++Embedded systemsObject-oriented designSoftware modelingInformation AssuranceCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

4+ years of experience developing RUST software for production systems with a deep understanding of the language

Experience with C/C++ development and object-oriented design

U.S. citizenship with an Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance