Senior Principal Software Engineer

RTX • Largo, FL

5d • $132,400 - $251,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Communication Software Engineering Department at Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer for an onsite position in Largo, Florida. The role supports aerospace and defense programs and requires an active Secret DoD security clearance. The engineer will work with collaborative, cross-disciplinary integrated product teams, often using agile software development techniques, and will contribute across the full product development lifecycle—from architecture and design through integration, test, and field support. The position also offers exposure to software engineering processes at the highest maturity level recognized by the Software Engineering Institute.

Requirements

• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance, required before the start date; the clearance must be current and active on day one.
• U.S. citizenship, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
• Software engineering experience, including work in various phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Prior experience in a technical or team leadership role, such as Software Architect or Software Lead.
• Software development experience using Ada, C/C++, or Java.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded programming, and processor/board architecture and design.
• Working knowledge of Linux, VxWorks, or other real-time operating systems.
• Applied experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D).
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment requiring communication with other engineering disciplines, Program, and external stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 8 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of system engineering design artifacts such as use cases and SysML diagrams.
• Experience with agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
• Experience with DevOps, Jenkins, and automated testing.
• Experience with Model Driven Development (MDD).
• Experience integrating software on custom hardware.
• Experience with FPGA interfaces, including memory-mapped and software/firmware messaging interfaces.
• Working experience with microservice architectures and containerized applications.
• Knowledge of Versal and ARM assembly.
• Performance optimization experience.
• CORBA messaging experience.
• Experience with TCP/IP and UDP/IP messaging and client/server architecture.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Participate in collaborative, cross-disciplinary integrated product teams, often employing agile software development techniques.
• Contribute to the full lifecycle of product development, from architecture and design through integration, testing, and field support.
• Work with software engineering processes at the highest maturity level recognized by the Software Engineering Institute.
• Communicate and collaborate with other engineering disciplines, Program, and external stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers.

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 coverage.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• 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 eligibility.
• Potential eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive compensation programs.
• Potential eligibility for flexible work schedules, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior