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# Lead, IPTL Software Engineer (Optical Space Systems) at L3Harris Technologies

Compensation

$135,000 – $250,500/yr

**Location**
: Wilmington, Massachusetts · California · +5

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

## Description

Lead the Software Integrated Product Team (IPTL) for L3Harris’s Optical Space Systems in Wilmington, MA, overseeing flight software and EGSE software development for space-based EO/IR and optical payloads. The role combines technical leadership with responsibility for software architecture, execution, verification, cost, schedule, risk management, and cross-functional coordination across the full software lifecycle. It requires deep embedded and real-time aerospace software experience, familiarity with RTOS environments such as VxWorks, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.

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