Senior Specialist, Quality Engineering - Software Solutions

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Sr. Specialist Quality Engineer, Software Solutions Job Code: 44397 Job Location: Huntsville, AL Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off    Job Description L3Harris is seeking a software-focused Quality Engineer to support the development and sustainment of full‑stack applications used in Quality and Manufacturing continuous improvement activities. This role converts manufacturing and quality processes into structured data models, integrations, visualizations, and production-ready applications. The Quality Engineer will partner closely with cross-functional engineering teams, business process owners, and site stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and reliable software solutions. This position combines software development expertise with process understanding to enhance digital capabilities and operational performance across the enterprise.   Essential Functions • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and support full-stack software solutions in support of Quality business processes. • Develop backend services, data models, application frameworks, integrations, and reusable components using Python, SQL, and related technologies. • Create intuitive frontend experiences that help engineering teams and production personnel access and act on quality and process information. • Translate process control concepts and workflows into structured data models, APIs, ontologies, visualizations, and application functionality. • Develop data architectures and visualization solutions that consolidate information from quality, engineering, manufacturing, automation, and enterprise systems. • Partner with Advanced Operations Technologies to build and maintain interfaces with SCADA systems, shop‑floor equipment, manufacturing data sources, and production-facing configurations. • Manage the full application lifecycle, including requirements analysis, technical design, source control, testing, deployment, documentation, maintenance, and production support. • Troubleshoot application and data issues, determine root causes, and coordinate resolution across relevant stakeholders. • Collaborate with cross-functional groups to define system interfaces, validate solutions, and manage changes through proper technical review. • Recommend improvements to software, data structures, workflows, and development practices to improve scalability, usability, reliability, and maintainability. • Provide technical guidance, code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to team members.   Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience in software development, application engineering, data engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline; OR Graduate degree with a minimum of 4 years of related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related software development experience. • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance. • Ability to travel up to 15%.   Preferred Skills • Experience developing backend and frontend solutions using Python, SQL, and related technologies. • Experience across the software development