Associate, Software Engineer (Herndon, VA)

Job Title: Associate, Software Engineer 

Job ID: 42823

Job Location: Herndon, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off    

Job Description:

• Be responsible for software development support for Linux and/or Windows applications.


• Applications are primarily military mission systems or image processing desktop applications.


• Hardware communications interfacing experience is a plus.


• Be hard working, technically competent, possess pride in ownership and a good work ethic.


• Have a strong desire to learn, possess good interpersonal skills and decision making/critical thinking skills.


• Be dynamic and adaptable to change.


• Set the highest ethical standards for self and others.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field or have completed their Bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.    

Preferred Skills:

• Software development/maintenance experience.


• C, C++,  VC++ and/or Java experience


• Window OS experience.


• Applicant must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.


• Familiarity with software patterns and/or modern design methodology 


• Object-Oriented Design and Analysis


• GUI design and development experience 


• Familiarity with software lifecycle process.


• Hardware communications interfacing experience 


• Containerization (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes) experience


• GPU development experience is a plus. I.e. CUDA

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $97,000 -$116,400. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $84,500 - $101,400. 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. 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. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.