Senior Principal Software Engineer - Mission Sensor Manager (Onsite)
About The Position
Help ensure mission-critical avionics software performs flawlessly in the real world. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer supporting mission sensors, weapons, and IFF (Identification Friendly or Foe) avionics systems, you’ll play a key role in primarily developing requirements, tests, verification, along with software development and software integration that support aerospace and defense applications. You’ll work within a highly collaborative Agile team, helping develop and translate requirements into robust software solutions and test strategies while supporting system integration and verification efforts. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, improving engineering processes, and working across disciplines to deliver reliable systems, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
- Experience working within Agile development teams.
- Experience developing software requirements (heavy focus of this role).
- Experience with test automation using Python (heavy focus of this role).
- Experience with Software development in Ada/C.
- Experience with engineering tools such as DOORS, PREP, TLBD, ALM, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, or similar.
- Hands-on experience in systems and software integration including experience with design, development, and testing of customer hardware and software systems & systems of systems of high complexity.
- Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues.
- Experience with systems integration, test execution, and test results documentation.
- Experience problem solving and debugging.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Experience (military or civil aircraft) in avionics systems.
- Avionics integration and lab test experience.
- Embedded software integration experience.
- Working knowledge / understanding of data busses and protocols (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553B, and ARINC-429).
Responsibilities
- Support software engineering activities within an Agile development environment, helping develop and translate system and software requirements into effective software, test and verification strategies (heavy focus of this role).
- Develop automated and semi-automated test scripts using Python to validate software functionality and system performance (heavy focus of this role).
- Update and maintain our Software products using Ada/C (heavy focus of this role).
- Verify software builds in integrated lab environments and support formal verification events for major program deliveries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to refine system requirements and design solutions that meet customer needs.
- Present technical progress and status updates to Agile team members and engineering leadership.
- Contribute to improving test development processes, tools, and best practices while maintaining compliance with company standards.
- Help navigate through the bids & pursuits, adhering to Collins Processes.
- Mentor younger engineers through Software Engineering tasks as a SME.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- 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
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
