Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

L3Harris' Communications and Spectrum Dominance segment is currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager of Software Engineering to lead our team and drive impactful results.

Responsibilities

• Establish short-term operational plans and manage execution of software development activities to ensure alignment with scope, schedule, quality, and program objectives.
• Develop workforce and staffing plans to balance resources across priorities and sustain near-term business goals.
• Support new business pursuits and opportunities through proposal inputs, scope definition, risk identification, and software effort estimation.
• Provide inputs and recommend tactical approaches to the product line based on program needs, technical execution, and team capacity.
• Lead and direct experienced professionals and lower-level technical leaders, providing coaching, performance feedback, mentorship, and career development.
• Lead teams through the complete software development lifecycle and release execution, utilizing best practices and adhering to company-defined processes.
• Collaborate across engineering, test, manufacturing, product, and program teams to resolve issues, improve execution, and deliver program commitments.
• Analyze complex technical and organizational problems, identify root causes, and implement significant improvements to processes, systems, or products.
• Communicate technical direction, plans, and status within and outside the organization to influence changes in practices, approaches, and priorities.
• Present program and engineering status to functional and program leadership and drive decisions needed to achieve near-term operational results.
• Provide input on hiring, performance management, succession planning, and employee development for the software engineering organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant 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 experience.
• Experience developing software in C/C++, Java, and Python.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools
• Experience managing teams of software engineers and leading technical projects to complete complex programs.
• Experience with Agile software development and the software development lifecycle.
• Comprehensive knowledge of embedded software development on software defined radio platforms.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (e.g. VxWorks RTOS, Linux, QNX)
• Experience in delivering fully integrated systems (hardware, firmware, software) in a DoD environment.
• Experience integrating software with hardware.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications

Candidates must be able to obtain a US security clearance.

Benefits

• In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $117,000 - $218,000.
• 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.

Schedule

The Software Engineering Manager will work a 9/80 work schedule. Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off.