Lead, Software Engineer (Radar Systems) at L3Harris
Colorado Springs, CO
$117,000–$218,000from the description
Jul 3, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical lead role for a defense radar software modernization program, overseeing a small team building algorithms and software for pulse-to-track processing, radar simulation, tracking and correlation, and mission tasking. The position spans direct coding contributions, architecture decisions, cross-team interface coordination, and performance evaluation across lab and hardware-integrated test environments. Best suited to engineers with deep radar or mission-algorithm software backgrounds and prior team leadership experience.
Senior level · 9+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Secret clearance · Full-time
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The title says 'Lead' but the role is a hands-on technical lead of a small team, not a people-manager with hiring/budget authority; it was classified as Senior IC (15-1252) rather than a manager (11-3021), though the alt code is noted given the explicit team-lead framing.
The degree requirement accepts equivalent experience in lieu of a degree (13 years without a degree), so the degree requirement is set to None; the overall years minimum reflects the Bachelor's + 9 years path as the lowest formal threshold.
The clearance requirement is 'ability to obtain a Secret' — not an active clearance gate, but the JD does hard-require the ability to obtain one, so Secret is recorded.
All preferred/additional skills (C++, Go, Linux, radar DSP, simulation, tracking, phased-array, GPU, parallel processing, etc.) appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Additional Skills' heading and are therefore marked as preferred.
C++ and Go are listed as alternatives ('such as C++ and Go') for backend systems programming; they are captured as a single skill with Go as the alternative.
The 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off) is noted but cannot be represented in a structured field.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): technical leadership.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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