Senior Principal Software Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • Richardson, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. Embark on a journey where your expertise in software engineering will help shape the future of aerospace technology. At Collins Aerospace, we're not just designing software; we're crafting the backbone of mission-critical systems within a Special Access Program (SAP) and safeguarding the lives of those who protect us. As our next Senior Principal Software Engineer, you'll immerse yourself in Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, bringing your acumen to the forefront of innovation and ensuring the efficacy and security of systems that are vital to national defense.

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.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-team software organizations with accountability for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• professional experience in embedded software development with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles, metrics, and reporting within a DoD program environment.
• Experience across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification, and sustainment.
• Experience developing software within a DoD or similarly regulated environment.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

• Experience interfacing directly with customers and leading technical solutions to complex system and software requirements.
• Experience leading or supporting competitive software proposal efforts, including BOEs and cost/schedule trade studies.
• Experience authoring, managing, and tracing software requirements and UML design artifacts within a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool.
• Experience developing and integrating multi-threaded embedded software using object-oriented languages within a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS).
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or nuclear command-and-control systems governed by standards such as DO-178C, MIL-STD-498, or equivalent.
• Experience managing software suppliers, subcontractors, or distributed development teams.
• Exposure to Agile frameworks such as scrum and DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a large, embedded software team, ensuring consistent execution, quality, and delivery across multiple software products.
• Own the technical, cost, and schedule performance of multiple software products across the full software development lifecycle.
• Establish and enforce software engineering processes, development standards, and best practices in alignment with program, customer, and enterprise requirements.
• Lead software planning, staffing, tasking, and execution, including delegation to team and technical leads.
• Partner with Program Management, Systems Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Test to define an executable and prioritized software baseline and backlog.
• Communicate software status, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to program leadership, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Support software proposal development, including scope definition, basis of estimate (BOE), staffing profiles, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Support customer and internal reviews, presenting software architecture, plans, and execution status.
• Oversee integration of software with systems, hardware, and external interfaces, including coordination with suppliers and partners as applicable.
• Travel occasionally to support customer meetings and program reviews.

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
• Eligible for relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

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