Sr. Associate, Software Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, debug, integrate, and maintain mission software and supporting backend services for SST.
• Develop software in C++ and Java for mission data ingest, processing, messaging, and orbit or track-related workflows.
• Support track and orbit processing activities, including propagation, data-product generation, troubleshooting, and performance analysis in lab environments.
• Collaborate across systems engineering, integration and test, cybersecurity, and operations to close interfaces, resolve defects, and sustain mission capability.
• Contribute to automated test, CI/CD, secure software delivery, configuration management, and disciplined release practices for mission software.

Qualifications

• Practical knowledge of software engineering within the assigned job area.
• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Experience with software development, debugging, integration, and test in Linux, backend, or systems-oriented environments.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Proficiency in C++ and Java for backend, mission-processing, or other systems-oriented software.
• Familiarity with Space Domain Awareness mission workflows, mission data products, or resident-space-object tracking concepts.
• Experience with orbital mechanics fundamentals, track propagation, or SGP4-based workflows.
• Experience with Linux-based backend or distributed-system software development.
• Exposure to CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated build and test pipelines, or secure software delivery practices.
• Experience with software integration, formal test, troubleshooting, and defect resolution in mission or sensor-system environments.
• Experience with data-processing pipelines, messaging interfaces, or mission-data handling workflows.
• Experience tuning or troubleshooting performance, throughput, latency, or resource usage in operational software.

Pay

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado state is $74,500-$138,500. 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.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Schedule

The Senior Associate Software Engineer, Space Surveillance Telescope, works on a 9/80 schedule (Every Other Friday Off).