Lead Software Engineer - Maritime Sonar Systems

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field, plus at least 15 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and at least 13 years of related experience, or at least 19 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Broad, progressive software engineering experience, including significant leadership across multiple teams, programs, or organizational units.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior engineering, program, and business leaders and drive change across organizational boundaries.
• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture through coding, integration, testing, release, and sustainment.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with technical and executive audiences.
• Experience in a regulated, mission-critical, or highly disciplined engineering environment.
• Active U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance required at the start of employment.
• Preferred: Advanced degree in computer science, software engineering, engineering management, or a related technical discipline.
• Preferred: Experience in defense, aerospace, secure communications, encryption, embedded systems, or other highly regulated fields.
• Preferred: Experience leading software engineering process improvement across an organization, business area, or portfolio.
• Preferred: Familiarity with software engineering governance, lifecycle compliance, peer reviews, development metrics, and engineering performance measurement.
• Preferred: Experience with Agile, DevSecOps, digital engineering, model-based development, automated testing, and secure software development practices.
• Preferred: Experience supporting proposals, capture, program startup, and execution planning, including software engineering cost, schedule, and staffing inputs.
• Preferred subject matter expertise in several areas, including cryptographic algorithms; memory-safe languages such as Rust; software engineering pipelines; RESTful API design; real-time embedded software and interfaces such as I2C, RS232, CAN, and Ethernet; VoIP, SIP-based call control, or real-time media applications; NSA or similar software certification; and networking fundamentals such as HTTPS and WebSockets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the adoption and consistent execution of agile software engineering practices across teams.
• Shape the software engineering approach within our encryption business, advise engineering leaders on best practices, and work with program teams to improve efficiency and execution.
• Develop an engineering pipeline that supports efficient, traceable, low-defect, high-quality software development.
• Establish, implement, and continually refine software engineering processes, practices, standards, tools, and governance across encryption programs and teams.
• Advise engineering and business leaders on software strategy, process maturity, organizational capability, and opportunities to improve execution.
• Guide and oversee software teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Assess software engineering performance across programs, identify systemic gaps and risks, and lead improvements to effectiveness, quality, and predictability.
• Review and influence software development plans, technical approaches, cost and schedule estimates, proposals, and program startup activities to align with engineering best practices.
• Use data analysis to evaluate software engineering health and organizational performance, then recommend and implement improvements.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineering teams.
• Promote accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the software engineering discipline.

Technologies:

• API
• DevSecOps
• Embedded
• Ethernet
• Rust
• Security

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We are L3Harris, responding to complex challenges with agile technology to help create a safer, more secure future. This software engineering leadership role is based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and supports our high-assurance encryption products and broader encryption business. The listed salary range for California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, the Greater D.C. area, Denver, and New York City is $158,500–$275,000; final compensation may vary based on experience and location. We offer benefits that include health and disability insurance, a 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. We are an equal opportunity employer and maintain a drug-free workplace; pre-employment testing and background checks may apply where permitted by law. We may share application materials with our subsidiaries and affiliated companies for consideration for other positions, and we participate in E-Verify.

last updated 43 week of 2026