Overview

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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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: Specialist, Software Engineer - RPGJob Code: 37095Job Location: Rochester, NYJob Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday offJob Description:We are seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to join our Rapid Prototyping Group (RPG) and help turn innovative ideas into working capabilities at speed. In this role, you will design, build, test, and refine quick-turn software prototypes that support proof-of-concept efforts, emerging technology evaluations, customer demonstrations, and early product development. You'll work alongside a collaborative & multi-disciplinary team of engineers to solve complex problems, adapt to evolving requirements, and deliver impactful solutions in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, versatile developer who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys experimenting with new technologies, and is motivated by seeing ideas move rapidly from concept to capability. If you're excited to innovate, build, and make a visible impact on the future of our products and solutions, we encourage you to apply.Essential Functions: Rapidly translate emerging concepts, customer needs, and experimental objectives into functional software prototypes and demonstration capabilities for advanced military communications systems. Design, develop, integrate, test, and debug software for embedded and Linux-based prototype systems using C++ and C in real-time, multi-threaded, and multi-core environments. Contribute to the design, implementation, integration, test, and technical demonstrations of complex software and system-level capabilities in a rapid prototyping environment. Use emulators, debuggers, and related development tools to troubleshoot software behavior, isolate root causes, and resolve integration issues across software and hardware interfaces. Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, mechanical, field testing, and systems engineering teams to evaluate interfaces, operational requirements, and technical constraints and mature concepts into working capabilities. Communicate technical progress, issues, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to team members, leadership, and end users while operating with general supervision and exercising sound engineering judgment in a fast-paced development environment.Qualifications: 2+ years of embedded SW engineering experience. Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.Preferred Additional Skills: Broad technical knowledge across adjacent disciplines, including hardware architectures, digital design concepts, electrical interfaces, and system integration for embedded and communications prototypes. Working knowledge of rapid prototyping processes, including iterative development, risk reduction, fast-turn integration, and engineering tradeoffs between speed, performance, and technical rigor. Experience applying AI/ML tools and techniques across the development lifecycle, including prototype capability enhancement, and model development and training. Familiarity with L3Harris radio products, tactical communications systems, and rel