Description:

Job Title: Scientist, Software Engineer

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Code: CS20221305-82325

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies Communication Network Effects Simulator (CNES) team is a research and development group aimed at invention and innovation in the area of networked RF modeling and simulation. Our tools provide a virtual flight test environment used to develop the next generation military communication systems. We develop high fidelity real-time models of advanced autonomous networked RF communications. We use ground breaking techniques in hardware accelerated real-time computing, database analytics, inter-process communication, high fidelity physics based RF modeling, advanced visualization techniques, and a host of other exciting technologies.

We are currently seeking an experienced, skilled and innovative software developer. New team members will have a central role in software research and development activities. These activities include design, implementation, test, and integration of next generation real-time modeling and simulation tools.

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Scripting languages such as bash or python is desirable
• Knowledge and experience in Docker or other virtualization is desirable
• Agile development methodology and Atlassian tools
• Machine learning, data analysis, and advanced algorithm design and development
• A very strong depth of knowledge in programming languages, compilers, and application execution
• Physics and math background is desirable
• Knowledge of computer networking with emphasis on wireless mobile networks, wireless systems engineering, and Internet technologies (TCP/IP protocol stack) is a big plus
• Drive critical decisions about the high-level structure of a software system (architecture), its main components and their interfaces and interactions
• Responsible for guiding software product development through analysis, design, development, testing and integration
• May serve in a customer facing IPT lead technical role for software focused discussions
• Participate in overall bid strategy discussions, cost estimates, and generation of technical documentation artifacts to support software related proposal efforts
• Design software architecture with consideration for full product and product line performance, integration, reliability, usability, maintainability, scalability, etc.
• Help define product roadmaps and software quality metrics
• Raise level of software functional organization proficiency in DevSecOps, CI/CD, Agile Methodology
• Encourage software reuse initiatives
• Recommend tactics and strategies that directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results
• Propose technical standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms
• Provide input to project schedule, financial and technical goals as appropriate
• Analyze and assist in the development of requirements flowed down by Systems Engineering
• Oversee and/or participate on a software team to design, document, develop and test software in alignment with a unified architectural vision
• Help resolve any disputes/design conflicts and make tradeoffs when necessary keeping product performance in mind
• Identify risks and propose mitigations when necessary
• Participate in software design/code reviews
• Participate in Integration efforts/Bug fixes/optimization of existing software systems
• Participate in estimating efforts for programs
• Deliver highly technical messages/presentations communicating at the level of the audience

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of C++ and object oriented programming.
• FPGA VHDL or FPGA interface and integration experience
• Demonstrated ability leading small to medium sized software development teams through all phases of the software development lifecycle
• Broad, extensive and modern knowledge of the software development process and its technologies
• Understanding of software metrics and performance measures
• Experience estimating and justifying size/cost/schedule of a software development effort
• Experience developing and working against a schedule
• Experience with executing throughout the full development life cycle including requirements flow-down and allocation, design, development, test, and sell-off
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies