Lead Software Engineer Maritime Sonar Systems(Minimum 10k Sign-On Bonus)

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer - Maritime Sonar Systems

Job Code: 42916

Job Location: Camden NJ

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off)

Qualified candidates will receive a minimum sign-on bonus of $10000. Qualified candidates with additional credentials may be eligible for higher sign-on bonuses.

Based in the historic L3Harris Camden Waterfront Campus!

Job Description:

In a fast moving and increasingly complex world L3Harris is anticipating and rapidly responding to challenges with agile technology creating a safer and more secure future. Join our trailblazing team in the Philadelphia metro area where youll dive into the thrilling world of high-assurance encryption products.

We are seeking a proven software engineering leader to drive adoption and disciplined execution of agile software engineering practices across teams. This role will help shape the software engineering approach within our encryption business advise engineering leadership on best practices and partner with programs to improve efficiency consistency and execution of software development.

• Build an engineering pipeline to facilitate efficient traceable low defect high quality software development in our encryption business and beyond.
• Define implement and continuously improve software engineering processes practices standards tools and governance across multiple encryption programs and teams.
• Advise engineering and business leadership on software engineering strategy process maturity organizational capability and execution improvement opportunities.
• Provide guidance and oversight to software teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate current software engineering performance across programs identify systemic gaps and risks and lead actions to improve effectiveness quality and predictability.
• Review and influence software development plans technical approaches cost and schedule estimates proposals and program startup activities to ensure alignment with software engineering best practices.
• Use data-driven analysis to assess software engineering health monitor organizational performance and recommend and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability technical excellence collaboration and continuous improvement across the software engineering discipline.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience or a graduate degree and a minimum of 13 years of prior related lieu of a degree a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
• Broad and progressive software engineering experience including significant leadership responsibility across multiple teams programs or organizational units.
• Proven ability to influence senior engineering program and business leaders and drive change across functional and program boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of the full software development lifecycle including requirements capture software architecture design coding integration test release and sustainment.
• Strong verbal written interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience operating in a regulated mission-critical or highly disciplined engineering environment.
• Active and existing US DOD Secret security clearance required to start.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Engineering Management or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in defense aerospace secure communications encryption embedded systems or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience leading software engineering process improvement initiatives across an organization business area or portfolio.
• Familiarity with software engineering governance lifecycle compliance peer review rigor development metrics and engineering performance measurement.
• Experience with Agile DevSecOps digital engineering model-based development automated test and secure software development practices.
• Experience supporting proposal capture program startup and execution planning activities with strong software engineering cost schedule and staffing inputs.
• Subject Matter Expert in several of the following technology areas:
  • Cryptographic algorithms
  • Memory safe programming languages such as Rust
  • Software engineering pipelines
  • RESTful API service design
  • Real time embedded software development & embedded interfaces (I2C RS232 CAN Ethernet)
  • VoIP systems SIP-based call control or real-time media applications
  • NSA or similar software Certification
  • Networking basics such as HTTPS and websockets

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California Massachusetts New Jersey Washington and the Greater D.C. area Denver or NYC areas is $158500-$275000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays.