Senior Principal Lead Software Engineer (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Software Engineer to join its Strategic Defense Solutions portfolio team in Sterling, Virginia. The role provides technical leadership for a simulation software team developing capabilities for an aircraft Simulator Training System. The position contributes to software and systems architecture and helps ensure customers are prepared for critical missions. Many aspects of the work take place in a lab environment, so regular onsite presence at the Sterling site is required. The position is eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.
Requirements
- Experience with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum or SAFe, including backlog management, Agile metrics, and Scrum ceremonies.
- Experience utilizing and communicating programmatic Earned Value (EV).
- Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM).
- Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
- Active and transferable Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
- Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with CORE Simulation (CORESIM) Architecture.
- Experience with automation frameworks such as Ansible or Terraform.
- Experience with server-side scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
- Experience with microservices using RESTful APIs.
- Experience working in Linux and Windows environments.
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical leader for the simulation software team, aligning efforts across engineering teams to complete capabilities within the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate with Systems Engineers to develop, mature, and update software requirements.
- Identify and manage technical risks and dependencies to support seamless program execution.
- Support risk and opportunity management, schedule adherence, and cost control to meet program deliverables and financial objectives.
- Contribute to the design and development of a Systems/Software architecture for an aircraft Simulator Training System.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
- Ovia Health fertility and family-planning benefits.
- Adoption assistance.
- Autism Benefit.
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
- Teladoc Medical Experts second-opinion program.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Flexible spending accounts and flexible work schedules may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
