Senior Principal Software Engineer

RTX•Marlborough, MA

1d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Communication Software Engineering Department at Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a software engineer to join its team in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The role contributes to aerospace and defense programs and proposal efforts supporting secure communications and mission systems. A comprehensive relocation package is available to qualified candidates. The engineer will work on collaborative, cross-disciplinary integrated product teams, often using agile software development methods. The position is responsible for the full product-development lifecycle, from architecture and design through integration, testing, and field support, while working within highly mature software engineering processes. The role is onsite. An active, transferable Secret clearance must be in place before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

Experience in software engineering across various phases of the software development lifecycle.
Experience developing software using C++.
Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded programming, and processor or board architecture and design.
Working knowledge of Linux, VxWorks, or other real-time operating systems.
Experience working collaboratively and communicating with other engineering disciplines, program teams, and external stakeholders.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; the posting specifies a current Secret clearance and active clearance on day one.
U.S. citizenship, as required for eligibility for a security clearance.
Typically, 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

Applied experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D).
Understanding of systems 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.
Exposure to Model Driven Development.
Experience integrating software on custom hardware.
Working experience with microservice architectures and containerized applications.
Experience with a scripting language such as Python.

Responsibilities

Participate in collaborative, cross-disciplinary integrated product teams, often using agile software development techniques.
Support the full product-development lifecycle, from architecture and design through integration, testing, and field support.
Work within software engineering processes at the highest maturity level recognized by the Software Engineering Institute.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching 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.
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 disability, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, holidays, and annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to position and business-unit eligibility.