Senior Associate, Software Engineering
L3Harris
Yorba Linda, CA · Posted November 11, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Senior Associate, Software Engineering
Job Number: 45882
Job Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour shifts 4 days a week
Job Description:
IEC, Navigation Solutions delivers advanced military GPS and broader Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities that support mission requirements across weapons systems, ground platforms, airborne assets, maritime systems, and space environments. Navigation Solutions products are engineered to provide resilient PNT performance for the warfighter operating in denied or degraded environments. This role directly ensures that GPS receivers and simulators maintain mission effectiveness when exposed to adversarial threats and operational challenges.
A key responsibility of this role is to develop and debug robust embedded software to fulfill strict performance requirements related to GPS user equipment. This role expands beyond coding, testing and debugging, and includes analysis of requirements, producing detailed documentation, conducting proof-of-concept evaluation of design alternatives, conducting code reviews, and other similar tasks.
Successful candidates perform complex professional software engineering assignments requiring advanced problem-solving skills. This requisition, and any potential offer, is contingent upon the award of government contracts and adherence to contract budgets.
Essential Functions:
Actively contribute to embedded C/C++ development for GPS and related equipment, including integration and debugging on target hardware
Develop high-quality documentation covering design details and demonstrating compliance to requirements
Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent, and 2 years of prior relevant experience in the design and analysis of realtime embedded software.
Master of Science or advanced degree preferred and 0-2 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Exposure to modern GPS concepts including signal selection, acquisition and tracking, Position, Velocity, and Time (PVT) calculation, data demodulation, signal correction, jamming and spoofing
Exposure to software development using Agile / Scrum methodologies
Exposure to embedded system development in C/C++
Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and related toolchains
Familiar with Defense industry typical documentation and milestone reviews
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Work is performed on-site in Yorba Linda, with 4/10 schedule preferred. Additional work schedules of 5/8 or 9/80 are also considered.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Florida is $74,500 - $138,500. The salary range for this role in California is $86,000 - $160,000. 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.
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